There is no doubt that all of the acting talent in this film put in good performances. Skarsgård, as always impressed & Olivia Cooke, a girl from my own neck of the woods, is proving herself to be one to watch. John Boyega leads well, though the film skips over why he is so passionate about protecting the underdog.
This is really where the story is lacking; Tim Blake Nelson does a wonderful job of not caricaturing a stoner-genius-shut in, but what does the Singularity element have to do with the story..? Boyega & Skarsgård wax lyrical about philosophy, but it mainly feels like scriptwriter's pasting over a weakly constructed build.
If Skarsgård had been allowed to over-do it with the obvious risk taking flaws of his character; Boyega more broken by the system he's trying to serve (or the people he's trying to save) then we could have had a funnier darker film.
An attempt to be clever undermined the piece as a whole. Still enjoyable, but disappointing with the potential they had on offer.
This is really where the story is lacking; Tim Blake Nelson does a wonderful job of not caricaturing a stoner-genius-shut in, but what does the Singularity element have to do with the story..? Boyega & Skarsgård wax lyrical about philosophy, but it mainly feels like scriptwriter's pasting over a weakly constructed build.
If Skarsgård had been allowed to over-do it with the obvious risk taking flaws of his character; Boyega more broken by the system he's trying to serve (or the people he's trying to save) then we could have had a funnier darker film.
An attempt to be clever undermined the piece as a whole. Still enjoyable, but disappointing with the potential they had on offer.