It's so terrible that it becomes funny after a bit, but if they marketed it as a satire, it would have fared better. It's the most basic and overdone sci fi story. "Turn this version of yourself off for a second" is a throwaway line in the movie, as is 100% of the dialogue, but it works well in regards to everyone's performances. The office (lead) girl for some reason acts like she got an orgasm twice in the film, in what I assume to be a dramatic reaction to things but it comes out so out of place. There are many "highlights" in this film, from the awful dialogue, to the awful loud robot sounds that the robots make, and that they are wearing armor that protects the same as cotton, but the outright best part of the film is a long action fight scene inside a storage facility. It is absurdly stupidly done, but it's hilarious. I was laughing out loud at how nonsensical, badly choreographed, and incomprehensible it was. There is another hilarious action scene in a hallway, with cent store (not even dollar store) John Wick guy.
Every character is awful in a nickel and dime store fashion, and for some unknown reason, they cast 2 very, very similar looking women in roles where even if they're in the same room, you have to strain to remember which is which. Props to super cheap knockoff Chris Pratt for yelling without impact, and for the irony of him being an edgy against the system badass kind of guy, who refers to himself as "Gamechanger, Rulebreaker", being disgruntled for having to stand in line too long at a fancy coffee shop. The lead guy, who thinks he's John Wick, is on near current day Steven Seagal level of crappy badassery, and moves with about the same flexibility and the same cutaway action scenes.
If this story was made in 1990 it would be outdated. The science fiction aspect is so much behind the time it's ridiculous. When suspects are wanted, the TVs, Cellphones, tablets and all devices simply shows an image of the mugshot of the suspect and writes out SUSPECT WANTED, no other information? Come on.
If you look at it like a straight sci fi movie, it's embarrassing. If you look at it like a cheap satire, then it's embarrassing, but at least you're laughing at it instead of having being frustrated.
Every character is awful in a nickel and dime store fashion, and for some unknown reason, they cast 2 very, very similar looking women in roles where even if they're in the same room, you have to strain to remember which is which. Props to super cheap knockoff Chris Pratt for yelling without impact, and for the irony of him being an edgy against the system badass kind of guy, who refers to himself as "Gamechanger, Rulebreaker", being disgruntled for having to stand in line too long at a fancy coffee shop. The lead guy, who thinks he's John Wick, is on near current day Steven Seagal level of crappy badassery, and moves with about the same flexibility and the same cutaway action scenes.
If this story was made in 1990 it would be outdated. The science fiction aspect is so much behind the time it's ridiculous. When suspects are wanted, the TVs, Cellphones, tablets and all devices simply shows an image of the mugshot of the suspect and writes out SUSPECT WANTED, no other information? Come on.
If you look at it like a straight sci fi movie, it's embarrassing. If you look at it like a cheap satire, then it's embarrassing, but at least you're laughing at it instead of having being frustrated.