In the Cloud (2018)

In the Cloud: Directed by Robert Scott Wildes. With Gabriel Byrne, Daniel Portman, Laura Fraser, Tomiwa Edun. The movie is about a tech company, which is developing software capable of uploading a person’s consciousness and memories to a virtual space.

“Science-fiction is the one genre of movies with the an unique ability to ask questions about technology, its influence on the human condition and the future in general. Some sci-fi movies do that brilliantly while being really entertaining at the same time. In the Cloud sounded as one of these movies, especially considering the cast which includes Gabriel Byrne, who Iu0026#39;ve always associated with good cinema.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eSadly, my assumptions were completely wrong. In the Cloud is not a good movie. Itu0026#39;s not even a decent movie, which is quite surprising seeing that it has a pretty strong cast. The actors are good, but they simply didnu0026#39;t have a lot to work with. The beginning of the plot is quite promising: a genius scientist claims heu0026#39;s found a way to map a human brain and preserve peopleu0026#39;s memories forever. Unfortunately, soon a million things start to happen at once: terrorist attacks, CIA wanting to take over the project, a mysterious organisation, drug-filled trips into the sicentistu0026#39;s memories, etc. It would be okay in a series, but in a movie with a running time of 1.5 hour itu0026#39;s too much. It is really hard to follow the plot and its super-fast pacing means that the characters donu0026#39;t really have any personality and in result I found it impossible to care about any of them.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI also have to mention special effects, as they are truly awful. I know that the movie isnu0026#39;t a blockbuster, so I wasnu0026#39;t expecting too much, but they were still able to disappoint me. They look like something out of a 1990s movie. In 2018 even small productions can afford decent CGI. To make things worse, often the special effects are really distracting, especially in the scenes exploring memories. If anything they make a bad movie even worse. I wouldnu0026#39;t recommend In the Cloud to anyone.”