Rotten
The movie is rhythmless, shapeless, and, with the exception of a few shots, cheesy-looking.
David Denby, New Yorker
Transcendence
Yesterday, Dr. Will Caster was only human...
2014 · 1h 59m · PG-13
Drama, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller
Directed by
Wally Pfister
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Transcendence
Overview
Two leading computer scientists work toward their goal of Technological Singularity, as a radical anti-technology organization fights to prevent them from creating a world where computers can transcend the abilities of the human brain.
Director and cast
- Wally Pfister Director
- Johnny Depp as Dr. Will Caster
- Rebecca Hall as Evelyn Caster
- Morgan Freeman as Joseph Tagger
- Paul Bettany as Max Waters
- Cillian Murphy as Agent Donald Buchanan
- Kate Mara as Bree
- Cole Hauser as Colonel Stevens
- Clifton Collins Jr. as Martin
- Cory Hardrict as Joel Edmund
- Falk Hentschel as Bob
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
19%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Remember when paycheck-hungry actors were accused of phoning in a performance? Johnny Depp spins that for millennials in Transcendence by Skpying in his performance.
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Rotten
When it's all over, you will turn on your iPhone and ask Siri to find you a good restaurant for a bite to eat near the theater. And you will have learned nothing.
Christy Lemire, ChristyLemire.com
Rotten
"Transcendence" is a moronic stew of competing impulses - bad science meets bad sociology meets bad theology ...
Andrew O'Hehir, Salon.com
Rotten
One of those "control technology or it will control you" sermons that nonetheless enlists the usual heap of technically advanced special effects.
Stephanie Zacharek, Village Voice
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