10s Movie Review - Automata

Director: Gabe Ibanez
Genre: Science Fiction/ Action/ Drama
Runtime: 109 minutes
Year: 2014
Starring: Antonio Banderas, Dylan McDermott, Melanie Griffith, Robert Forster, Javier Bardem

I WATCHED THIS MOVIE FOR MY 2023 MOVIE CHALLENGE.
WEEK 28: A MOVIE WITH A ROBOT, CYBORG OR A.I. CHARACTER

Description: Human race is at edge of te end. Robot race is at edge of the beginning.

Review: In the year 2044, only twenty million souls live on a largely scorched earth. However, robots have joined them, doing all kinds of chores. Robot rules dictate that they don’t mess with people or themselves, but as it goes, some robots develop a drive of their own.

A movie I think is better then most people say it is. Great set design and an interesting story. It has some really strong scenes and Antonio Banderas is pretty good in his role. The flaw remains that the film limps between two minds: robot rebellion and family man worries. And that’s one thought too many.

Rating: 3 / 5
 

Movie Trailer Sunday (153)

Here are this weeks trailers.

Men, Women & Children

Description: We follow the story of a group of high school teenagers and their parents as they attempt to navigate the many ways the internet has changed their relationships, their communication, their self-image, and their love lives.

Director: Ivan Reitman

Starring: Adam Sandler, Rosemarie DeWitt, Kaitlyn Dever, Ansel Elgort, Jennifer Garner, Judy Greer, Dean Norris

Trailer: Trailer "Men, Women & Children"

Comment: Sandler in a more serious film again, can't wait.

Automata

Description: Jacq Vaucan (Antonio Banderas), an insurance agent of ROC robotics corporation, routinely investigates the case of manipulating a robot. What he discovers will have profound consequences for the future of humanity.

Director: Gae Ibáñez

Starring: Antonio Banderas, Melanie Griffith, Birgitte Hjort Sorensen, Dylan McDermott

Trailer: Trailer "Automata"

Comment: Something like "I, Robot,", but with Antonio Banderas.

White Bird in a Blizzard

Description: Kat Connors (Shailene Woodley) is 17 years old when her perfect homemaker mother, Eve (Eva Green), a beautiful, enigmatic, and haunted woman, disappears - just as Kat is discovering and relishing her newfound sexuality. Having lived for so long in a stifled, emotionally repressed household, she barely registers her mother's absence and certainly doesn't blame her doormat of a father, Brock, for the loss. In fact, it's almost a relief. But as time passes, Kat begins to come to grips with how deeply Eve's disappearance has affected her. Returning home on a break from college, she finds herself confronted with the truth about her mother's departure, and her own denial about the events surrounding it...

Director: Gregg Araki

Starring: Shailene Woodley, Eva Green, Christopher Meloni, Shiloh Fernandez, Gabourey Sidibe, Thomas Jane, Dale Dickey, Mark Indelicato, Sheryl Lee, Angela Bassett

Trailer: Trailer "White Bird in a Blizzard"

Comment: I already shared it once, but this looks amazing. SHailene Woodley is Hollywood's newest Jennifer Lawrence.

Young Ones

Description: Set in the future when water is hard to find a teenage boy sets out to protect his family and survive.

Director: Jake Paltrow

Starring: Nicholas Hoult, Elle Fanning, Michael Shannon, Kodi Smit-McPhee

Trailer: Trailer "Young Ones"

Comment: I love dystopian stories.

Two Days, One Night

Description: Sandra (Marion Cotillard), a young Belgian mother, discovers that her workmates have opted for a significant pay bonus, in exchange for her dismissal. She has only one weekend to convince her colleagues to give up their bonuses so that she can keep her job.

Director: Luc Dardenne, Jean-Pierre Dardenne

Starring: Marion Cotillard, Fabrizio Rongione

Trailer: Trailer "Two Days, One Night"

Comment: Marion Cotillard is fantastic, looking forward to seeing her in this.