I was a little late in getting to Ex Machina but it was worth the wait. Not many movies can make it work with just a handful of characters in a limited location but this movie does it.
The basic plot is that a young programmer is invited to his CEO’s remote home without knowing the purpose. It ends up that the CEO (Nathan) has built a robot programmed with advanced AI and he wants Caleb to perform the Turing test.
I don’t want to give too much away because the draw of this movie is the unexpected twists. I will say that nothing is as it seems.
Caleb begins meeting with the robot named Ava. They have a number of conversations, attempting to determine if Ava has achieved consciousness. Does she? You will have to watch the movie to find out.
The interactions between Nathan, Caleb, and Ava are fascinating and at the same time, disturbing. The actors are excellent and I found myself believing that this could really happen.
I did not see the end coming that we get in this movie. It is not often that I get surprised, but I did this time.
I do need to say that there is nudity in this movie. We see a number of female robots completely naked. If nudity is off limits to you, then you should skip Ex Machina.
