Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on June 2014

In a kind of marriage of Her and Blade Runner (lite), a gifted artificial intelligence scientist (Toby Stephens) is reluctantly working for Britain’s evil Ministry of Defense to develop a kick-ass cyborg soldier. But his ulterior motive is the possibility that the technology will be able to repair his brain-damaged daughter. Enter, briefly, brilliant babe AI programmer (Caity Lotz) whose own AI creation is used after her likely murder to create said cyber-killer (also Lotz), and the fight is on for her “soul.” Not a lot of depth to the characters, but an entirely watchable, stylish sci-fi entry. (91 min)