Director: Wally Pfister
Running time: 120 minutes
Executive producer: Christopher Nolan
Cast: Johnny Depp
Transcendence hits theaters on 18th April 2014. The movie is about Dr. Will Caster who works towards his goal of creating an omniscient, sentient machine. A radical anti-technology organization fights to prevent him from establishing such a world where computers can transcend the abilities of the human brain.
Below are the top 3 Â reviews by critics:
“Like a snazzy new laptop that immediately heats up and stops working, this exploration of our reliance upon technology—and how far mankind will subsume itself to its creations—seems great when it’s right out of the box. But by the end of two hours, you’ll find yourself wishing that first-time screenwriter Jack Paglen had taken his creation to a Genius Bar for a thorough de-fragging.”—The Wrap
“Transcendence ultimately hinges on the relationship of Caster and Evelyn. The excellent Hall, looking a bit confused by what she’s gotten herself into, does her best to emotionally ground Pfister’s increasingly unfocused and heavy-handed story.”—The Huffington Post
“At its worst, Transcendence is a messy, confused melodrama. It has the atmosphere of a film noir but the tempo of an espionage movie without doing justice to either tradition…Nevertheless, in the context of its plot, the routine aspects of Transcendance—from the cliched shots of fuzzy code scrolling across various screens to the thundering soundtrack at every turn—imply a wry statement on the mechanization of storytelling.”—Indiewire
So are you gonna watch Transcendence this weekend?
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