Automata

  • 2022


MOVIE IS technological interesting compelling convoluted futuristic
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32 %
31 % Rotten
$ 6 Million
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Positive Reviews 14
Negative reviews 19
Average Rating 2.4/5
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1.5
The movie sports some nice visuals especially when revealing its dystopian landscapes. Keith & the Movies
2.5
Automatas generic urban 2044 dystopia is a realm of hazily gray CGI buildings, many rubble strewn and abandoned. Av Club
1.5
The transformation of Vaucans employers from insurance company to criminal enterprise doesnt make a whole lot of sense either. Den Of Geek
3.0
The early scenes of Gabe Ibanezs impressively mounted but uneven thriller do some terrific dystopian world building. Time Out
2.1
Mercifully though, the film doesnt pursue that relationshipAutomata is plenty convoluted enough. Paste Magazine
1.9
Hitting their off switches would be just as effective, but Automata needs some kind of action to keep the audience involved.The screenplay is so adama .. Rogerebert
3.5
That said, Ibanez does a lot on a modest budget, and if you like your sci fi to possess smarts as well as spectacle, Automota is a noble effort that h .. IGN
2.0
Banderas plays Jacq, an insurance agent struggling to make a decent life on a futuristic, environmentally decimated Earth. Ny Daily News
4.0
AUTOMATA really is a gem just begging to be discovered by sci fi fans, wholl likely be totally caught off guard by just how effective it is.One things .. JoBlo
2.5
Co writer/director Gabe Ibanez steals from good films, but doesnt add much to their themes or content.The only viewers who arent 45 minutes or more ah .. Rogers Movie Nation
2.0
Automata is a movie thats all look and no feel, all sizzle and no steak; while its remarkably easy to appreciate a film with such nimble visuals, the .. The Wrap
1.5
The ubiquitously parched and colorless visuals only add to a sense of visual and dramatic malnourishment. Film Journal International ..
2.0
The director of Automata Gabe Ibanez is a visual effects specialist, unfortunately his talent in this area does not make up for a lack of storytelling .. Eye For Film
1.9
Much like a spate of recent summer blockbusters including Godzilla and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, theres a tiring sense that every single facet o .. Slant Magazine
1.5
By this point, Automata assumes the tone of a corporate thriller complete with cover ups and lethal office politics. The New York Times
2.0
Unfortunately, the dialogue and the central narrative arc do not live up to the ideas present throughout. The Film Stage
2.5
Ibanez shows a lot of promise as a director, and with the right material, that hopefully steals a bit less from a warehouse full of better works, ther .. Blogs Indie Wire
2.0
Futuristic nightmares about the troubled relationship between Antonio Banderas and a load of robots The overwrought, uncontrolled sci fi thriller Auto .. Hollywood Reporter
1.0
Banderas, with a shaved head and mournful eyes, labors mightily to make something meaningful out of all the tedious psychobabble, while his fellow cas .. Los Angeles Times
1.5
It doesnt constitute entertainment now; nor is it likely to do so in a mere 30 years time. Variety
3.1
But the scattered ending leaves you wishing for a more focused, satisfying sense of conclusion. Movie Habit
0.5
If robots are doing all of the hard work, where are the profits coming from in this slave economy Who is this corporation exploiting It only has one m .. The Stranger
2.0
Automata approximates the look and feel of idea driven science fiction, but it doesnt have any actual ideas. The Dissolve
2.8
But the sure footing of its forebearswhose compelling concepts are married to breathtakingly engrossing storiesmakes it feel like a misstep too many. Under The Radar Mag
4.5
Automata doesnt shy away from computer generated imagery, though: instead, computer art is laced subtly throughout the film in areas where it works es .. The Verge
3.5
In a sea of recycled cinematic endeavors, Ibanez stands out as an exciting new voice in the genre with this emotionally resonant and thematically rich .. Ion Cinema
3.3
Less an action thriller and more a thoughtful exposition on a future with automated companions, Automata is remarkably intelligent if a little frustra .. Daily Film Fix
2.8
While much of the technological regression caused by the solar storms doesnt quite make sense, theres something fun about seeing a world where skyscra .. Spectrum Culture
1.5
This film begins well... but after a while it becomes way too ordinary.
3.0
All surface, all things youve seen before, and done much better, and nothing sticks.
1.5
Automata has some interesting ideas but is let down by its clunky script and even clunkier acting. Movie Talk
3.5
A kung fu panda movie.Somehow I think that sort of thing just might work. Topless Robot
1.5
Cowriter director Gabe Ibanez steals from good films, but doesnt add much to their themes or content. Freep
4.5
No matter how exhausted cinema is in its dystopian anguish, this film shows us that there are still independent horizons for the genre in the future. Código espagueti
3.8
Even though this is much like past sci fi films, Automata works here and has a great respect for the genre it is in. AMovieGuy.com
3.5
There may be little here that we havent seen before, but Ibanez keeps the pace fast and manages to suggest a bit of religious allegory without bonking .. Glendale Newspress



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