AI Amok explained

AI Amok
Starring:
Music:Masaru Yokoyama
Studio:CREDEUS
Director:Yu Irie
Producer:Naoaki Kitajima
Runtime:131 minutes
Country:Japan
Language:Japanese

AI Amok (Japanese: AI崩壊) is a 2020 Japanese science fiction thriller film directed by Yu Irie, starring Takao Osawa, Kento Kaku, Alice Hirose, Takanori Iwata, Masahiro Takashima, Sei Ashina, Tina Tamashiro, Kimiko Yo, Nanako Matsushima and Tomokazu Miura.

Cast

Reception

Tay Yek Keak of Today rated the film 3 stars out of 5 and wrote, "This is a too-even, too-predictable flick crying out for a better ‘gotcha!’ ending than the one it thinks we'd be surprised by. It's still something that's pretty okay to see, but nope, there's no mind-blowing shock here."[1]

Marcus Goh of Yahoo! Life gave the film a score of 3/5 and wrote that while it "tries its best to make you think about the subject matter, and it does have some interesting bits", it "ends up being bogged down by a horrific second Act, which completely deflates any tension that might have been generated in Act One."[2]

James Hadfield of The Japan Times rated the film 2.5 stars out of 5 and wrote that the film is "as cerebral as a conversation with a Pepper robot, but if you’re looking for an uncomplicated diversion, you could do far worse."[3]

Film critic rated the film 2 stars out of 5.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: A I Amok Review: Super-Computer Plays God In Slick But Predictable J-Thriller. Tay. Yek Keak. 19 March 2020. Today. 2 October 2023.
  2. Web site: REVIEW: AI Amok gets dragged down by a second act that runs amok. Goh. Marcus. 24 March 2020. Yahoo! Life. 2 October 2023.
  3. Web site: 'AI Amok': Futuristic flick rehashes old tech. Hadfield. James. 6 February 2020. The Japan Times. 2 October 2023.
  4. Web site: AI崩壊. キネ旬Review. 23 October 2022.