Transcendence
Scientist Will Caster (Johnny Depp) feels he is on the verge of advancing the field of artificial intelligence, but anti-technology terrorists unleash a concerted attack on AI labs across the country, shooting Caster in the process. Though the wound isn’t serious, he is infected with radiation poisoning. In his last days, he works with his wife (Rebecca Hall) to upload his consciousness to his computer to create a truly sentient machine. It ends up being a really, really bad idea.
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Seven profanities and a short scene of implied lovemaking are deftly edited in the ClearPlayed version of Transcendence, along with several disturbing images of scientific experiments. There are several images of terrorist violence, as well as gun battles, that are cut due to violence. The movie is okay for mature teens, if you can get them to stick with it.
Is Transcendence a cut above the rest?...
The most transcendent parts of this movie are its big ideas: the morality of advanced technology that attempts to play God. But the story gets muddled as it disguises who the good and bad guys are, and forgets to be entertaining. There are some nifty scenes, but an overwhelming feeling that the script was created by nano-technology.
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Rated PG-13 for sci-fi action and violence, some bloody images, brief strong language and sensuality; 119 mins; Directed by Wally Pfister