4 years before this movie came out, I had seen "Ex-Machina" and loved it. Perhaps that's why I was so disappointed in this, which seems to be inspired by Ex-Machina. Even the cover picture is remarkably similar and looks more like the actress in Ex-Machina than in A.I. Rising. I appreciate that this is most likely a really low budget movie, but even so, it seem it had all the props the be a really good movie, and even the concept of the movie had much potential, but the emphasis on sex was so much that it drowned the whole idea behind it. Human relationships aren't just about sex. It was an extremely shallow interaction that did not feel human to me at all. It felt like a sex doll. In ex-machina there was also this element, but in the right way and dosage. This movie however felt like a cheap erotic movie while the whole AI thing was like the pizza delivery boy story in a porn movie. And then there was the acting, which was horrible. The protagonist guy was very unlikable as he behaved very disrespectful and sexist. And tried to look like a bad-ass like the guy from the video game DOOM, but was too girly to speak with such a heavy voice. But I give it 2 instead of 1 star because I assume it's very low budget and it really did have potential, the setting, the concept. Most non-hollywood movies have low budgets for special effects and such so they depend more on engaging stories and great acting. This movie seems to have spent all its money on the special effects, and saved on everything else. Watch Ex-Machine to see how this knock-off should've been made 20 years before ex-machina, not 4 years after.
Review of A.I. Rising
