Ex Machina **½

Alex Garland wrote and directed this Science Fiction film. Watch Preview. Cast: Oscar Isaac, Alicia Vikander, Domhnall Gleeson. Rated R for graphic nudity, language, sexual references and some violence. Running time is one hour and forty-eight minutes.

A programmer (Gleeson) is chosen to evaluate the capabilities, and ultimately the consciousness, of an  A.I. (Vikander), whose intelligence proves more sophisticated––and more deceptive––than imagined.

This film has only one question, has an A.I. been created that can pass for human. The answer is obvious fairly quickly so the film is left spinning its wheels until it finally lets us know what we've known all along. The film is well done, with good production values and an above average sound track. It also features the Scandinavian ( it was filmed in Norway) sexual mores, thus the above average amount of female skin. Those looking for a well made sci-fi film won't be too disappointed, but they aren't going to be leaving the theatre with a head full of futuristic visions.

There are no additional scenes once the final credits begin. Screen size is unimportant. Theatres/Times.