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- 2024
- Chris Weitz
- 84 mins
- 15
Summary
Computer engineering company executive Curtis is coerced into testing a new digital assistant named AIA to secure a lucrative business contract with two tech geniuses. At first, the omnipresent artificial intelligence simplifies day-to-day life. However, AIA becomes dangerously protective of the clan. Writer/director Chris Weitz's sci-fi horror, starring John Cho, Katherine Waterston and Keith Carradine
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A star rating of 3 out of 5.
Terry Staunton
The perils and pitfalls of artificial intelligence are laid bare in this speculative, thought-provoking science fiction that promises much but doesn't quite deliver on every front. Tech company executive John Cho and his wife Katherine Waterston are persuaded to trial a revolutionary new gadget called AIA, a home system leaps and bounds ahead of the ubiquitous Alexa, hoping it will streamline the running of their busy household of three young children. However, while the kids are thrilled with the new addition, the parents begin to suspect the device has sinister ulterior motives. As AIA becomes more involved in family life, a sequence of events leads to a stand-off between humans and machine. In essence, the film is a cautionary tale in the manner of an episode of TV's Black Mirror, but although writer/director Chris Weitz builds the tension nicely, a muddled final act risks stretching credulity to breaking point and leaves viewers with more questions than answers.
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rolenameCurtis PikeJohn ChoMeredith PikeKatherine WaterstonMelody / Voice of AIAHavana Rose LiuMarcusKeith CarradineIris PikeLukita MaxwellLightningDavid DastmalchianMaud / RV womanRiki LindhomeSamAshley Romans
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rolenameDirectorChris Weitz
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Theatrical distributor
Sony
Released on
2024-08-30
Languages
English
Guidance
Violence, swearing, sexual references.
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Colour
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