This film essentially begins with a young man by the name of "Gareth" (Franklin Ritch) being taken to a small room in order to be interrogate by two special agents named "Deena" (Sinda Nichols) and "Amos" (David Girard) who track down child molesters. At first, it appears that Gareth is being investigated for his own predatory activities, but it soon turns out that he has been an extremely valuable informant for them and has been instrumental in their mission to apprehend those who prey on young children. Even so, their primary concern is focused on a young girl named "Cherry" (Tatum Matthews) who they seek to identify and protect from sexual abuse. To their surprise, they learn that Cherry is not a real person but rather a computer-generated image created by Gareth who has programmed it to, not only interact with people in real time, but rapidly adapt to any on-line conversation as well. What they don't fully appreciate, however, is the fact that Cherry is evolving to such a degree that she soon displays the capability of actually developing emotions--and this results in its own set of moral issues. Now, rather than reveal any more, I will just say that this film started off rather well and maintained my interest for the most part until the very end. Admittedly, the ending wasn't nearly as satisfactory as I thought it could have been but it was still a solid film, and I have rated it accordingly. Slightly above average.
Review of The Artifice Girl
