Automata - 11/18

[schlock]

I saw this film at a preview screening several months ago at the Arclight. I strongly suggest you do NOT blind buy. Trailer looks good, concept is interesting, cool look to it, etc., but absolutely terrible film. One idea stretched out to an excruciating two hours of boredom. The entire packed audience couldn't get out of the theater fast enough when it ended (and they were supposed to stay to fill out audience-reaction questionnaires), and many had left before it ended. Normally I'd say that could be a sign of a really good film that doesn't appeal to the masses, but this is neither a Blade Runner nor an audience pleasing action film. Just generic crap. Melanie Griffith is in it for about 2 minutes (Banderas was one of the producers).