100 Movie Challenge 2017 - # 93: Morgan

Director: Luke Scott
Genre: Horror/ Science Fiction/ Thriller
Runtime: 88 minutes
Year: 2016
Starring: Kate Mara, Rose Leslie, Toby Jones, Boyd Holbrook, Michelle yeoh, Paul Giamatti, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Anya Taylor-Joy, Brian Cox

Description: A corporate risk-management consultant (Kate Mara) must decide whether or not to terminate an artificially created humanoid being.

Review: People have always been fascinated by creating artificial intelligence. And movies about this theme are popular and sometimes really successful. Morgan is the result of synthetic DNA and nanotechnology. It is a fast developing human looking being, whose intelligence and physique grow exceptionally. But this apparent perfect creation has its defects. After an incident, risk-management consultant Lee Weathers has to evaluate the specimen and whether it should be terminated or not.
It’s been done so many times, this theme. And many directors managed to give it their own twist and make it look fresh. Sadly Luke Scott (son of Ridley Scott) is not one of them. The film never reaches above mediocre and the tension is nowhere to be found. The presence of a fantastic cast doesn’t always guarantee a good movie. It really fascinated me how naïve all those academics are in this film. And the film is very predictable. And the supposed plot twist at the end, didn’t come as a surprise at all.
“Morgan” had a lot of potential, but didn’t execute it very well.

Rating: 2/ 5

Movie Trailer Sunday (257)

Here are this week's trailers.

Rings
Director: F. Javier Gutiérrez
Description: A young woman finds herself on the receiving end of a terrifying curse that threatens to take her life in seven days.
Starring: Bonnie Morgan, Aimee Teegarden, Laura Wiggins
Trailer: Trailer "Rings"
Comment: The other movies creeped me out, so I probably skip this.

Shut In
Director: Farren Blackburn
Description: A heart-pounding thriller about a widowed child psychologist (Naomi Watts) who lives in an isolated existence in rural New England. Caught in a deadly winter storm, she must find a way to rescue a young boy before he disappears forever.
Starring: Naomi Watts, Charlie Heaton, Jacob Tremblay, Oliver Platt
Trailer: Trailer "Shut In"
Comment: Thrilling....

Max Steel
Director: Stewart Hendler
Description: The adventures of teenager Max McGrath (Ben WInchell) and alien companion Steel, who must harness and combine their tremendous new powers to evolve into the turbo-charged superhero Max Steel.
Starring: Ben Winchell, Josh Brener, Maria Bello, Andy Garcia
Trailer: Trailer "Max Steel"
Comment: Meh...

Morgan
Director: Luke Scott
Description: A corporate risk-management consultant must decide whether or not to terminate an artificially created humanoid being.
Starring: Kate Mara, Ann-Taylor Joy, Rose Leslie, Boyd Holbrook, Toby Jones, Brian Cox, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Paul Giamatti, Chris Sullivan
Trailer: Trailer "Morgan"
Comment: Second trailer, still not completely sure what it's about.

My Blind Brother
Director: Sophie Goodhart
Description: The rivalry between two brothers reaches a fever pitch during a charity swim competition.
Starring: Adam Scott, Jenny Slate, Nick Kroll, Zoe Kazan
Trailer: Trailer "My Blind Brother"
Comment:

Movie Trailer Sunday (240)

Here are this week's trailers.

Beauty and the Beast
Director: Bill Condon
Description: An adaptation of the classic fairy-tale about a monstrous prince (Dan Stevens) and a young woman (Emma Watson) who fall in love.
Starring: Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Luke Evans, Emma Thompson, Ewan McGregor, Ian McKellen, Josh Gad, Kevin Kline, Stanley Tucci
Trailer: Trailer "Beauty and the Beast"
Comment: Just a teaser, but I watched it like 10 times already. Can't wait to see more!

Morgan
Director: Luke Scott
Description: Morgan is about a corporate risk-management consultant who has to decide and determine whether or not to terminate an artificial being's life that was made in a laboratory environment.
Starring: Kate Mara, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Paul Giamatti, Boyd Holbrook, Tony Jones, Sam Spruell
Trailer: Trailer "Morgan"
Comment: Looks interesting.

The Space Between Us
Director: Peter Chelsom
Description: A young man raised by scientists on Mars returns to Earth to find his father
Starring: Asa Butterfield, Britt Robertson, Carla Cugino, Gary Oldman, BD Wong
Trailer: Trailer "The Space Between Us"
Comment: Looks like a sweet, grabbing film.

Wiener-Dog
Director: Todd Solondz
Description: Chronicles the life of a dog as it travels around the country, spreading comfort and joy.
Starring: Ellen Burstyn, Greta Gerwig, Kieran Culkin, Julie DelpyDanny DeVito
Trailer: Trailer "Wiener-Dog"
Comment: The title alone is fun!

Personal Shopper
Director: Olivier Assayas
Description: Revolves around a ghost story that takes place in the fashion underworld of Paris.
Starring: Kristen Stewart,
Trailer: Trailer "Personal Shopper"
Comment: It was in Alicia Malone's Cannes top 5.