Atlas (2024)
40KAtlas (2024). 1h 58m | PG-13
“In I-Robot, an imperfect movie, but a box office smash, there was a damaged protagonist who hated AI (robots) and allowed it to cloud his thinking and consume his life and career. When an existential threat of true AI dominance arises, threatening human extinction, the protagonist bonds with an AI cohort, and fends off the uprising and destroys the AI central threat.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis movie really wanted to be that movie, except in space with a female lead.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThere are a lot of other problems with this movie. The most visible of which is Lopez. Sheu0026#39;s the kind of actress who some time ago encountered the nadir that many actors do: her status as a celebrity eclipsed her stature as an actress, and she began performing in a very packaged and self conscious way.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe other challenges? When a lead performer is as polarizing as Lopez there are many who will u0026quot;hate watchu0026quot; this, rubbing their hands together in anticipation of the imminent schadenfreude.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eItu0026#39;s further complicated that the director, Peyton (Andreas), is familiar enough with spectacle, but not masterful in putting together something that should be of epic scale.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAdd to those obstacles the glaringly apparent lack of originality in the script or character beats, and you have a patient that is Dead On Arrival.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe script attempts to make the story of AI galactic domination relatable by focusing on Atlasu0026#39;s (Lopez) personal history with betrayal. Unfortunately it throws the entire weight of impending genocide out of orbit. It makes the trials of the protagonist feel small; and Lopez, not looking dirty enough or scarred enough, hits every mark we see coming from a mile away.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eMark Strong, Simu Liu and other supporting cast members are saddled with similar story, plot and dialogue problems.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWhat we get is another big splashy Netflix film that will be forgotten in a hurry; to be half-watched while doing chores or sitting on a plane.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eBummer.”
