Archive started with so much promise. The story was intriguing to start but lost its way trying to incorporate genre cliches, easter eggs, and or homages to other movies. What many people took as visual extensions to the narrative of the film, "which are breathtaking" they are little more then space fillers and do nothing more for the film then allow to create your narrative within those silent moments. This can be very useful is some films, ie. (The Shining, or interstellar) this is not one of them. There is a clear path set out for you that is abruptly taken off course for an (upgrade) esque ending but fails to connect it to the rest of the movie. The larger entities in the movie lack depth therefore are left to the viewer to interpret. The lead is the most forgettable character as the robots show more humanity the he does, which I thought was the underlying storyline. I enjoyed j2 as she grappled with the reality of her existence and relationship to the lead. but once again left my with more questions as the end does not explain why she even existed or why we see her apart from the lead character. I would say it is worth a watch for the visuals but will not make my sci fi rotation
