Uncanny (2015)

The world's first "perfect" Artificial Intelligence begins to exhibit startling and unnerving emergent behavior when a reporter begins a relationship with the scientist who created it.

Director:

Matthew Leutwyler

Writer:

Shahin Chandrasoma

Stars:

Mark Webber, David Clayton Rogers, Lucy Griffiths

2 wins.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Mark Webber	...	David Kressen
David Clayton Rogers	...	Adam Kressen
Lucy Griffiths	...	Joy Andrews
Rainn Wilson	...	Castle

Storyline

A technology reporter gets a week of exclusive access to the world's first perfect artificial intelligence. When the reporter begins a relationship with the scientist who created it, the A.I. begins to exhibit startling and unnerving emergent behavior.

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Plot Keywords:

cell phone photograph | education | psychotronic film | man wears eyeglasses | woman hugs a man | 

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Taglines:

Deception by design.

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Genres:

Drama | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

Contains mid end credits clip.

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Goofs

Around 19 mins, when Joy is with David in his workshop, it cuts from a close up of her clutching onto a notepad to a wide shot where it has suddenly completely disappeared.

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Quotes

David Kressen: Your lack of focus on what's important means you miss the big picture. And that made you lose the game.

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Connections

References The Graduate (1967)

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Soundtracks

Sonata in C for Violin and Piano K.296
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performed by Elaine Richey, violin and Craig Richey, piano

User Reviews

Forever hidden in the shadow of Ex Machina.

The film's title is appropriate, since that is the feeling you are getting from the movie. Somehow, something is wrong with it, but you can't put your finger on it. The twist at the end was pretty predictable as well, but somehow they botched it up with the very last scenes. If they change the ending - not in its idea, but its handling - the movie gains an instant extra rating point.

However the biggest harm that anything can do to this film is that it was released soon after Ex Machina when they are approaching similar subjects. It is not the same thing, but close enough, and clearly not as good. I have to think, would I have liked the film in 2014, let's say? And the answer is probably yes. Change the ending scenes, make the pace a little more alert, maybe remove some of the slow scenes or some of the bad ones (because there are some that are just stupid) and you get an instant winner.

Bottom line: interesting concept, not bad yet mediocre implementation, badly written ending scenes. Uncannily close to a good movie.

P.S. Why do movies try to seem smart with chess analogies, and then really botch them completely? Even the weakest chess player in the world would instantly see that the people doing the scenes had no idea how the game is played.

Details

Official Sites:

official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 June 2016 (Philippines)

Also Known As:

Uncanny

Company Credits

Production Co:

Accelerated Matter, Uncanny

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Color:

Color