Visually and thematically brilliant.
Intelligent, provocative, creepy, and well-written.
Cruise’s character functions with the precision and speed of a highly effective machine. No surprise, since it’s Tom Cruise. Although he does show one emotion very convincingly: Anger.
At one point there’s an act of timing that makes that one really impressive moment from ‘Ink’ watchable, without having to watch ‘Ink’.
Peter Stormare plays an intelligent weirdo. Big surprise. He plays him very well. Bigger surprise.
Let me guess: There are people today who don’t find this frightening, but rather a comforting hope for the (according to some of what I’ve read, very near) future. After all, with continued technological and scientific advancement inherently comes continued human moral advancement.
Just have to work the kinks out.
One hour, 32 minutes: Behold, the on-your-knees worship of ultimate biological perfection. The machine has not become the ultimate human being, the human being has become the ultimate machine. Does it make any difference?
Dig the efficient, fully automated factory…human workers required: NONE!
One problem: The ending is too quick and too simplistic compared to the rest.
Inspirational Quote(s): “…I like you, so…”
Grade: A
3/29/17: “Specify.” The mistake made is completely out of character, given all the rest. It’s like Spock’s mishandle in ‘Balance Of Terror’.
“In other words, he…”
“And that, is impossible.”
FAIR USE: CRITICISM – A very good clip from a mediocre episode.
I wonder how many people are disappointed at the final target. A$$holes. Grade: A