That was an excellent one.

How sad is this?

Good , But It Is Overrated By Some

I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

Although well traversed, especially more so since the turn of the century, artificial intelligence and its impact on humanity remains one of the main Sci-Fi tropes. Android certainly fits into this category, well written and well acted for the most part it does however ultimately let itself down at the final hurdle, with an ending that seems more fitting of a lesser film With shadows of Ex Machina and the excellent Westworld TV series, Android tackles the concepts of human vs created awareness, with some expected and unexpected consequences. With only 4 characters on screen the script is effective and the performances are engaging Certainly worth watching and without giving anything away, expect to be stimulated cerebrally rather than adrenergically!

I loved that this movie got me thinking: what is the emergent nature of intelligence or consciousness? Is it possible to design optimum or even to predict conditions through which the emergent can arise and be detected? Adam's character comes across as a recluse who has spent 10 years building, interacting with and determining capability for emotion in A.I. He plays chess with his creation and gathers data about how A.I relates to him and determines purpose and behaviour. Once the journalist arrives, the chess game shifts to a different level and whilst the A.I appears predictable, Adam's strategy is less clear.Adam appears to be aroused by the journalist and this engages the A.I's competitive nature. Adam's responses are predictable until an outburst of emotion startles and confuses the pathways of the A.I. Adam recognises a potential and through being subjected to unfamiliar terrain, the A.I shifts its behaviour and displays qualities which determine the project a success.Is the emergent in the A.I or Adam? Adam was not only intent upon creating sentient life through A.I, or he would not have used semen in the A.I. interaction with the journalist. His relationship with the journalist has transitioned through detachment, altruism, jealousy to caring. As if out of a trance, he appears to view his employer in a new light and his behaviours indicate that he is going to be changing his game plan. I have hope for Adam. The employer models an immature mode of relationship, behaviour and is exploitative. At the end of the movie, the A.I. is functioning in an obedient manner and looks to Adam once again for clues as to how to respond, revealing that any demonstration of emergence, if present, wasn't permanent.This movie sparks some interesting questions for me, as to what relationship exists between creator and created? In the case of A.I. there is debate and concern as to whether a superior intelligence will bring about the demise of the human race, but appears to be less engagement with how interaction between A.I and human stimulates potential for emergent. Immature and unchanging patterns of behaviour seem to carry more potential for our destruction, than do potentials for allowing for creativity and intelligence.

A pretty reporter named Joy is invited to some research facility to write about the ground-breaking research there. The facility/company is owned by Castle, who doesn't show up a whole lot. He's just monitoring from a distance.Running the facility is a stiff researcher named, what else, David. He shows Joy some of the stuff he's worked on. Mainly bionic body parts. He introduces her to his also stiff assistant named, what else, Adam of course. Dave insists Joy talk to Adam but she sees no point in it, until she learns he's AI. Now she's amazed, after all, Adam looks just like a regular guy. Joy isn't just a reporter, she was a robotics PhD student but left school before she finished, so she knows a lot about robotics and AI. Dave plays chess with Adam on a daily basis trying to teach him strategy but Adam struggles.When Joy touches Adam's hand, something awakens in him. He starts getting jealous every time he sees Dave and Joy who are getting closer and closer. He starts watching porn and one day walks into the restroom and bothers Joy. His relationship with Dave becomes more and more strained until it reaches the breaking point and at that moment there's a double revelation, which was foreshadowed by talks of Turing tests, by discussions of Siva the sleeping god of destruction, by chess games where the queen is captured. There's a bit of deception here, too.Uncanny is a thoughtful, well-made, low-budget sci-fi thriller. There only three main cast member and few different locations. Still, it works. You know that something is coming but the way it turns out isn't quite what you might expect. The closer we get to the resolution the clearer though it becomes which way things are going to go. There is a creepy implication for the revelation especially for Joy, even more so with the credits scene. I have to say though that the revelatory scene should have been filmed in a more powerful way, it's somewhat underwhelming. It would also have helped had they added some more characters and given us some more settings. Lucy Griffiths is just gorgeous though.What I found particularly thought-provoking is what would happen if AI robots were raised to think of themselves as human, a question also posed by Terminator Salvation.

Uncanny is one of those very rare movies that quickly and effectively engages the viewer. This is a slow burn sci fi, there is not an abundance of special effects or action. What you get instead is a mostly well written, very clever story with a message about deception and surveillance. Technology may be amazing but, in the wrong hands, it is not necessarily our friend. The acting is of a very high standard. Its hard to fault the cast in any way. That said, the story which is almost excellent lets the film down somewhat in the last five to ten minutes. Its conclusion is a little clumsy, whilst the rest of the film is carried with an airy, almost effortless, deftness. A more subtle conclusion, would still have carried the films message and I suspect, left a more indelible impression on the viewer. So is Uncanny worth your time? Yes it is. It may be a little flawed but this is still a very good film with a very relevant message. Eight out of ten from me.