Automata
Automata
R | 10 October 2014 (USA)
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Jacq Vaucan, an insurance agent of ROC robotics corporation, routinely investigates the case of manipulating a robot. What he discovers will have profound consequences for the future of humanity.

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NekoHomey Purely Joyful Movie!
Konterr Brilliant and touching
Intcatinfo A Masterpiece!
AutCuddly Great movie! If you want to be entertained and have a few good laughs, see this movie. The music is also very good,
adonis98-743-186503 Jacq Vaucan is an insurance agent of ROC robotics corporation who investigates cases of robots violating their primary protocols against altering themselves. What he discovers will have profound consequences for the future of humanity. Automata is a bit slow and it drags in certain areas for sure but it elevates from Antonio Banderas perfomance but also a plot that is interesting enough to keep viewers guessing of what is going to happen. Overall a decent sci-fi film that could have been even better!!! (6/10)
Mihai Toma Jacq Vaucan, an insurance agent working for ROC, the company who invented robots, is faced with an impossible situation. He must investigate a case of robots which violated one of the two base protocols which limited their intelligence and actions. He's about to find some disturbing answers, which will ultimately affect humans' future on what was left of Earth.This is a movie which, through its beginning, reminded me of the brilliant "I, Robot" with its robots and their protocols. I was hoping to see something closely interesting to that, but it's light years away from it. Not only is it boring as hell, but it has a plot which is simply stupid, lacking any sort of interest or emotion whatsoever. Banderas' character has no clear implication in the event, often being the man in the middle, struggling to survive some "concerned" superiors and the harsh conditions he's being dragged into. Although the post apocalyptic world had promise, it was simply destroyed by an awful plot which wasn't capable of providing any emotion, tension or suspense. You reach the point when you care more about the robots than you do for the humans and that is a very bad thing. Nothing surprising happens, nothing different from what you would expect and absolutely nothing to change the monotone state in which the movie stands all the time.Its finale is as disappointing as it is predictable, doing nothing to change the bleak impression which this film left. A big disappointment from my point of view, in terms of story, almost non existent action and unimportant characters.
Jason Torres Just viewed this film which probably did not have a wide scale cinema release and it is much better than a recent film with similar themes which I viewed at the cinema, Ghost In The Shell starring Scarlett Johansson. Spanish Director, Gabe Ibanez has a talent for showing us a desolate future like scenario and I would like to explore more of this work from this point on. Banderas plays his role well, head shaven, letting his years show. His performance reeks of an actor who is good at his profession, the years have padded his abilities with an actors' wisdom and role is acted quite nicely, understated and we can sympathize with the actions of his character. All in all, a film worth seeking out and filing alongside (perhaps a row beneath) other classics such as Blade Runner in your film collection.
ckalexandridis This movie has two weak spots.First, it reminds us the I, Robot movie a lot. From the laws that bind the robot programs (that are based in Asimov's novel), to the very design of the robots. The result, way worse in my opinion.The second flaw I think is in the plot. It is very slow for such a huge story.Also Antonio is completely out of what we used him for, and what we want him to play. The complete absence of action in this movie makes you want to fast forward it the entire time.If a friend of mine wanted to watch a sci-fi with robots, I would recommend about 10 to 15 other movies before I think of Automata and if he would ask me to recommend a Banderas movie, I would probably go with every other movie but this.