Mind and Machine (2017)

Mind and Machine: Directed by Brock Humphrey. With Ariana Guerra, Oryan Landa, Sal Rastegar, Bobby Hernandez. Set in 2024 where humanoid robots are common in society, the mob reprograms a female android to think and feel so they can use it as a contract killer.

“Yes, the script is a little rough and it could have had more of a solid story with real development, but it was entertaining enough for the time.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe color was bland and locations were also lacking in real substance – but what impressed me was the casting for Mya.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eShe fit right. She has the right skin type to play a machine and the mannerisms that also fit.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThere are flaws to the story – no doubt, but like Charlize Theron – Ariana Guerra has something unique which brings the charm and hits the perfect style needed to play an emotionless character who is learning and slowly advancing as a killing machine.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI could not imagine too many actresses who can pull that off.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOnce again, I place her in the same league as Charlize Theron – flawless in execution. She brings the magic to the movie – where everything else is missing something of importance or detail which loses the over all story.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eA bigger budget, another worked over script worth more to it and some better effects and camera work – as well as some nice color and this film would have been just awesome.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eSome of the casting for the characters and their overall presence was poor – but Myau0026#39;s was spot on for the part – and for this reason alone, is why this movie intrigued me.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis is a small budget film – but the real star of this is the execution of the flawless skinned and dead blank stare which is not easy to pull off, but is fine tuned by the actress who did this role. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThat is why this movie gets an 8.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIu0026#39;ve seen other robot/android movies and as good as they are – and in this, I include the Terminator movies (which I find just wicked) – but even they don;t have that same dead look in the eyes.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe actress did just a phenomenal job in that role and if she carries on doing such great work – she may have a very large career in her future.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe person who cast her gets kudos as well – because there are thousands of girls of all nationalities – and they would not be able to achieve the same result. Good job on getting the right girl – with the right look and the right presence for a movie which just wouldnu0026#39;t have been the same without her.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWhile the rest of the cast could have easily been replaced with just about anybody else- big names or not – there are very few women who can deliver that cold, blank and unfriendly emotion.”