It seemed like they wanted to make a movie that asked big ethical questions about humanity and AI. Unfortunately, it also seemed like no one involved in the writing process had even a rudimentary grasp of ethics. At no point could any character be bothered to even attempt to distinguish between murder and self-defense or act like the distinction might change the appropriate ethical response. Other than that it was generally just a mess of mediocrity.
42 Reviews
AI without logic
knocky-smith3 January 2019
Warning: Spoilers
Humanity is all but destroyed. The last few hide underground. Outside is too toxic to go find salvation, so they create an android to go look for them. Going to great pains to make this probe look human. Spoiler! The big Matrix level reveal is that the doc who's been making the android copy of her dead husband is actually an Android copy of the dead husbands dead wife that he made after she died but before he died. And everyone who counts knows this. She can survive outside, but instead of telling her to go outside and find salvation herself they... just... what? Let her spend months (years?) believing she's human while she tries to make something that can walk around outside. SHE CAN WALK AROUND OUTSIDE! Just send her out! Why don't they just send her out!?! People are dying!
Needs new director & new scriptwriter
midge569 July 2018
Warning: Spoilers
First; I don't like the new star rating system. I liked it better when they picture the number of stars. Not one star with text for rating.
This movie is in serious need of a new director & screen writer. They fixated too much on the bad air & endless wasted shots of people running through it with failing hazmat suits. Not once did anyone bother to fix the com system between the hazmat suits and their command center or the suits continuous degradation. Yet they have no problem reading the suit integrity data which showed the shelter command had contact but didn't let the people outside be heard. Probably deliberate but no one bothered to check the problem.
Then there was the raving & rioting of the minions and the political backstabbing & brutal military not following orders. I'm really sick of violence & loudmouths. They need to focus on the story & character interaction for a change. That's what made Star Trek so popular. The character formula & fresh scifi space stories.
Let us not forget the Androids on this movie who decided humans weren't worth saving. Then there was the totally unnecessary scene of the rioters burning their leader alive while his backstabbing assistant survived. We don't need to see people burned alive or an hour of people choking on poisonous atmosphere in every scene.
This movie also needs better audio. They need to do some major overhauls in personnel before making another movie. This one could also use a better name.
You'll get sick of the running in poison gas with failing suits which is the very first scene & ridiculously long & monotonous. Then the same type of scenes repeated every 10 minutes. I also found it unbelievable that they had no idea of the status & locations of other shelters, and little detail on how they got that way. I fast forwarded it the first time & finally want back & rewatched the entire film.
I cannot recommend it.
This movie is in serious need of a new director & screen writer. They fixated too much on the bad air & endless wasted shots of people running through it with failing hazmat suits. Not once did anyone bother to fix the com system between the hazmat suits and their command center or the suits continuous degradation. Yet they have no problem reading the suit integrity data which showed the shelter command had contact but didn't let the people outside be heard. Probably deliberate but no one bothered to check the problem.
Then there was the raving & rioting of the minions and the political backstabbing & brutal military not following orders. I'm really sick of violence & loudmouths. They need to focus on the story & character interaction for a change. That's what made Star Trek so popular. The character formula & fresh scifi space stories.
Let us not forget the Androids on this movie who decided humans weren't worth saving. Then there was the totally unnecessary scene of the rioters burning their leader alive while his backstabbing assistant survived. We don't need to see people burned alive or an hour of people choking on poisonous atmosphere in every scene.
This movie also needs better audio. They need to do some major overhauls in personnel before making another movie. This one could also use a better name.
You'll get sick of the running in poison gas with failing suits which is the very first scene & ridiculously long & monotonous. Then the same type of scenes repeated every 10 minutes. I also found it unbelievable that they had no idea of the status & locations of other shelters, and little detail on how they got that way. I fast forwarded it the first time & finally want back & rewatched the entire film.
I cannot recommend it.
Dull
pietclausen25 April 2018
What a waste. The story looked promising and the trailer looked like a good sci-fi saga comprising 3 movies. But alas, this first installment was boring to watch, not even raising any excitement. The humans were rushing around, distrusting the civvies and going as far as trying to eliminate them.
No wonder the AI Robot had enough of this nonsense and set up the scene for the next installment. If it is actually going to be made, I won't be watching it.
No wonder the AI Robot had enough of this nonsense and set up the scene for the next installment. If it is actually going to be made, I won't be watching it.
Ambitious sci fi needs an ambitious budget......
s327616927 May 2018
Genesis looked encouraging on first inspection but sadly, a closer look proved me wrong.
I'm afraid ambitious sci fi, needs an equally ambitious budget. This film in short simply lacks the $$ to meet any possible potential it might have had. That said, the general idea behind this film has been done before and done much much better too. Blade Runner is the obvious point of comparison (granted they are not the same but the general concept is).
Acting wise Genesis does do a good job. There is some decent talent brought on board for this project such as John Hannah. Its a shame the rest of the film could not live up to expectations.
As it stand marginally watchable but by no means special. 5/10 from me.
I'm afraid ambitious sci fi, needs an equally ambitious budget. This film in short simply lacks the $$ to meet any possible potential it might have had. That said, the general idea behind this film has been done before and done much much better too. Blade Runner is the obvious point of comparison (granted they are not the same but the general concept is).
Acting wise Genesis does do a good job. There is some decent talent brought on board for this project such as John Hannah. Its a shame the rest of the film could not live up to expectations.
As it stand marginally watchable but by no means special. 5/10 from me.
Run!
slaphammer27 August 2018
What a piece of garbage, a long piece of garbage.
deloudelouvain15 July 2018
I don't know what their budget was, obviously not much when you see the poor special effects and the mediocre settings, but a low budget does not necessarily means a bad movie. It could have good actors and a good story. But the truth is that neither of those were present in Genesis. It's a terrible movie, a total time waster, one you wished you never watched. And not only the movie is really bad it's also extremely long, almost two hours of intense garbage. If only they would have used the money they spent on a two hour movie for maybe a very short movie or a videoclip then maybe it could have been something, but I have severe doubts about that because talent is obviously something they lack here. I hope it's not their only way to make a living otherwise I can't see a bright future for them. If so, don't despair, McDonalds is always hiring.
Nonsensical premise, idiotic plot, ludicrous characterisation
sgschemistry200030 August 2018
Probably the worst SF movie I've ever watched. And I have a low threshold for SF. I even liked the L Ron Hubbard movie! But this is so cheap andnstupid it really was a total waste of, what felt like, 5 hours. Please don't waste your time. I've already done it for you. Wow. Unbelievable
Reading the reviews is far more interesting
parcelmanager1 January 2019
Overacting!!
baharuldr27 April 2018
Considering the budget
dnql-0390123 May 2019
Would have made a good TV series
saratonkinson20 April 2019
Horribly boring
mitzkity-7766225 August 2018
I don't know if this was in theaters; hope not. Very boring, overlong, a plodding soundtrack that will drive you crazy. I would never watch a part 2, much less a third installment. Over dramatic, monotonous scenes, predictable characters.
What a shambles this is.
Sleepin_Dragon7 January 2019
It serves me right for being drawn into watching something, purely on the cast list, when I saw that both John Hannah and Warren Brown were in it, I thought it's bound to be good, two excellent actors would never sign up to something bad, right? Wrong!!
It's a very ambitious film, with some nice ideas, the trouble is, that within minutes the obvious limitations are evident, and off putting. The budget clearly wasn't big enough, and at times it looks and feels rather amateur. The direction is the worst aspect though, it is so clunky, it feels dated, like a low budget sci first flick from the 90's.
Warren Brown's accent, he appears to be South African, British and Australian, it's quite impressive that he covers three continents in ninety minutes, I'm such a fan of his, but he's not great here. Hannah is the only decent thing, so a few points for him, and one for imagi ation. 3/10
It's a very ambitious film, with some nice ideas, the trouble is, that within minutes the obvious limitations are evident, and off putting. The budget clearly wasn't big enough, and at times it looks and feels rather amateur. The direction is the worst aspect though, it is so clunky, it feels dated, like a low budget sci first flick from the 90's.
Warren Brown's accent, he appears to be South African, British and Australian, it's quite impressive that he covers three continents in ninety minutes, I'm such a fan of his, but he's not great here. Hannah is the only decent thing, so a few points for him, and one for imagi ation. 3/10
Amazing... if you lived in a cage for decades and this is the first color film you ever see
radovicichristopher3 February 2019
The story is meh, the characters are meh, the idea is meh (with a lot of potential though), the acting is meh, the effects are meh, the music is meh... actually it should be named MEH - the story of people running from gas and some uprising robots that had enough of humanity's sh$t. The movie is great to watch only if you want to suicide yourself mentally. They should have donated the budget to a charity, made a cartoon, drank a beer afterward and the world would have been a far better place than making us lose our time in hopes that the first 10 minutes will somehow be replicated afterward and that it might still be good. Actually is is awesome if you have no ideas left on how to punish your kids anymore, tie them to a chair and make them endure this movie, that surely will teach them a thing or two.
What a waste of money!
daviescornwall4 September 2018
Absolutely ridiculous. I can only imagine that the actors developed some kind of Stockholm syndrome when they were being held against their will by the director/producer during filming. I think it was the juxtaposition of the HAZMAT suits and woollen bobble hats that worked well. The heroine addicted lab assistant, fuelled by methadone brought some light relief. It looked like a photo shoot for a middle aged mens clothing company happening on Salisbury plain, mid-winter modelling tweed sports jackets and 'flares.' £7.99 of sadness............
No Purpose from this Movie
theredsholic13 April 2020
Next time get a script editor
cbnewham3 January 2019
This could have been good. It wasn't, as one of the other reviewers claims, a lack of money that saw this movie end up smashing into the rocks; it was plain old lack of a script editor.
Unfortunately the story goes on far too long and has too many contradictions. There are some set pieces with dialogue, if on their own, would have been fine but in the context of the rest of the film were either contradictory or meaningless. For example, the ability to accurately pinpoint and/or communicate with people who are on the outside of the bunker is either impossible or completely doable depending on which scene was being shown.
Some of the dialogue was just ridiculous ("This isn't how it ends!" exclaims one character as they're about to all die. "Are you alright?" says another to a man she's seen sick for the past 20 minutes) - although in the context of the bad storyline it's a minor flaw.
Overall, the movie looks promising but once you get past the first 30 minutes you'll find it slows and becomes boring and nonsensical.
A shame. 2 stars for trying.
And please - if this is the first in the trilogy - get a script editor for the next two!
Unfortunately the story goes on far too long and has too many contradictions. There are some set pieces with dialogue, if on their own, would have been fine but in the context of the rest of the film were either contradictory or meaningless. For example, the ability to accurately pinpoint and/or communicate with people who are on the outside of the bunker is either impossible or completely doable depending on which scene was being shown.
Some of the dialogue was just ridiculous ("This isn't how it ends!" exclaims one character as they're about to all die. "Are you alright?" says another to a man she's seen sick for the past 20 minutes) - although in the context of the bad storyline it's a minor flaw.
Overall, the movie looks promising but once you get past the first 30 minutes you'll find it slows and becomes boring and nonsensical.
A shame. 2 stars for trying.
And please - if this is the first in the trilogy - get a script editor for the next two!
A.tiny bit of tweaking would have made this a 6
boydpeters22 June 2018
I really don't know what their adjective was here but they blew it pointless interpersonal relationships and a woman in white who decided to walk and talk and behave like a robot for some crazy reason.
If you do watch it you can watch a lot of it in fast forward ypu won't miss anything
If you do watch it you can watch a lot of it in fast forward ypu won't miss anything
Dire
Pairic7 February 2019
Genesis (2018): Bad acting, bad script, bad effects, bad direction. Gave up on it after 15 minutes.
Quotes Paul Brooks: narrating Paul Brooks journal day 518.' It was once said that those suffering from the incapacity to love are living in hell. I often wonder if Dostoevsky wanted to say more, because what I know of hell isn't simply a place where love doesn't exist. Nor is it a place you go when you die. Hell is here, in this facility. In the body and in the mind.'
A Zombie Dostoevsky should rise from his grave and eat the 'brains' of anyone associated with this film.
On Netflix.
Quotes Paul Brooks: narrating Paul Brooks journal day 518.' It was once said that those suffering from the incapacity to love are living in hell. I often wonder if Dostoevsky wanted to say more, because what I know of hell isn't simply a place where love doesn't exist. Nor is it a place you go when you die. Hell is here, in this facility. In the body and in the mind.'
A Zombie Dostoevsky should rise from his grave and eat the 'brains' of anyone associated with this film.
On Netflix.
not unsurprising
mick12035925 April 2018
Considering that this film is a look at human nature with an AI humanoid made to help them, the ending is not a great surprise.
quite predictable but also quite well made for a low budget film.
It's a shame that although this is the first of a trilogy, I don't think that the second part will be made, let alone the third. (any film makers out there who want to prove me wrong, please go ahead and make part two, I for one will give it a watch.)
The films views on how "humans" react to certain circumstances is fairly accurate which makes the whole story line believable.
I feel that a higher budget would have helped, but overall it's worth a watch if you like this kind of film.
They deleted the Republic of Ireland!
culchietoner7 January 2019
I worked hard at giving this movie a chance. I thought it had potential. Clearly it was low budget but some of the best movies have been produced under such constraints. I agree with many of the reviews I have already read, so I wont repeat all. It proved slow and they could have discussed the ongoing context that the characters found themselves in as it progressed. The acting was collectively poor and at times it had the feel of a sixth-form production
About half way through the movie, the guys with the power were HQ carving out strategy. On the walls there were various charts and maps etched out in grey and black. The left most one was of northern Europe, showing GB, other major European countries and islands such as the Faroes and Sheltands. The island of Ireland however was represented as a six county Northern Ireland, with Donegal to the north west removed along with the other 25 counties of the Republic to the south of border. Now this may be great news for many, as those in Fermanagh and Armagh may find that they now are in possession of acres of Altantic facing coastal property.
I don't recall anything in the plot that explained how the nuclear blast surgically removed all parts of Ireland outwith British colonial control? What inspired this? Ignorance? Was it premeditated? Did one of the directors feel so strongly about the Republic of Ireland that he felt it was best dissolved into the sea? Was a Brexiteer in charge of this? Has Leo Varadkar simply gone too far?
About half way through the movie, the guys with the power were HQ carving out strategy. On the walls there were various charts and maps etched out in grey and black. The left most one was of northern Europe, showing GB, other major European countries and islands such as the Faroes and Sheltands. The island of Ireland however was represented as a six county Northern Ireland, with Donegal to the north west removed along with the other 25 counties of the Republic to the south of border. Now this may be great news for many, as those in Fermanagh and Armagh may find that they now are in possession of acres of Altantic facing coastal property.
I don't recall anything in the plot that explained how the nuclear blast surgically removed all parts of Ireland outwith British colonial control? What inspired this? Ignorance? Was it premeditated? Did one of the directors feel so strongly about the Republic of Ireland that he felt it was best dissolved into the sea? Was a Brexiteer in charge of this? Has Leo Varadkar simply gone too far?
British bore
Wizard-817 February 2019
In his first autobiography, British actor Michael Caine explained his opinion as to why American movies were usually more popular than British movies, saying that Americans made "moving" movies while the Brits made "talking" movies, with the latter movies often being just "photographed radio". Although things have improved somewhat in the British film industry since Caine made that statement, you still get quite a few "talking" movies made, sometimes even when the genre would make you think otherwise - like this particular science fiction movie. For about 75% of the running time, the movie is pretty much a gabfest, with characters standing around and engaging in boring chat endlessly. It's so dull and uneventful that it took me a great effort not to press "stop" on my remote. Things do pick up somewhat in the last 25% of the movie, but even then what we get to see isn't particularly engaging. It also doesn't help that the movie was made on an obviously limited budget, with cheap-looking sets and drab locations. You'd get much more entertainment seeking out a Sega Genesis than this movie genesis.
Not as bad as they say
sidneygchambers5 January 2019
Not bad, very low budget but I've seen worse. Was never sure where it was going but I didn't guess the ending, so, hats off to that. Worth a watch in my opinion as it was well acted and maximised its potential within its financial confines.
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