recommended

Just perfect...

It's not great by any means, but it's a pretty good movie that didn't leave me filled with regret for investing time in it.

All that we are seeing on the screen is happening with real people, real action sequences in the background, forcing the eye to watch as if we were there.

From my perspective, truly good science fiction raises more questions than it answers, and Ex Machina is fantastic at doing exactly that. The film is shot beautifully, and all three of the leads are fantastic. From a strict cinematic perspective it is exceptionally written, directed, acted, scored, produced, etc...Having said all of that, I believe Ex Machina becomes truly extraordinary if you view it for a second time holding this one consideration in your mind; Caleb is the subject of the Turing test - and it is Ava administering the test. Great film

Haunting movie and take on machines - especially how she didn't even look at him after she had broken out - and especially in the increasingly technological world. This movie is fantastic.

A classic. Wonderful performances from the small cast. Technically stunning too, was amazed to hear no greenscreens were used. Beautiful location and animation that didn't look bad. The story was excellent; there was always tension lurking so it had me guessing what was going on, which the film then suggested and dismissed. Some interesting philosophical ideas were brought up. The climax had me initially upset, but upon reflection I realized that that was the whole point of the movie, and I had been played like certain characters. The music was not dominate and supported the movie in the right way, playing with tension and creating moods to compliment or contrast what was happening visually.

Entertaining and thought provoking exploration of the consequences of creating humanoids with advanced artificial intelligence. Will they replace humans?