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- 2018
- R
- Netflix
- 1 h 37 m
- 2018
- R
- Netflix
- 1 h 37 m
Summary Held captive in a futuristic smart house, a woman (Maika Monroe) hopes to escape by befriending the A.I. program that controls the house.
Directed By: Federico D'Alessandro
Written By: Noga Landau
- 2018
- R
- Netflix
- 1 h 37 m
- 2018
- R
- Netflix
- 1 h 37 m
Tau
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6.1
Summary Held captive in a futuristic smart house, a woman (Maika Monroe) hopes to escape by befriending the A.I. program that controls the house.
Directed By: Federico D'Alessandro
Written By: Noga Landau
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 5 Critic Reviews
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20% Positive
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1 Review
20% Mixed
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1 Review
60% Negative
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 5 Critic Reviews
43
20% Positive
1 Review
1 Review
20% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
60% Negative
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
It’s just passable popcorn entertainment for a Friday night on the couch, and not on the same level as more inspired Netflix genre movies from the likes of Mike Flanagan, such as Hush or Gerald’s Game.
TAU is winningly guileless as it dresses an old story up in new clothes: Sometimes it takes a Creature to understand the depths of Dr. Frankenstein's monstrosity.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 33 User Ratings
6.1
48% Positive
16 Ratings
16 Ratings
36% Mixed
12 Ratings
12 Ratings
15% Negative
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 33 User Ratings
6.1
48% Positive
16 Ratings
16 Ratings
36% Mixed
12 Ratings
12 Ratings
15% Negative
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
My review in two words? WATCH IT
The reviews I see here for this are so disconnected from real, human experience (no Pun intended). This film had every thing I wanted for my Saturday night in. I was thoroughly thrilled and entertained with the wit and intrigue. It was absolutely suspenseful and the acting was so compelling, hats off Maika Monroe (Julia) and Gary Oldman (TAU). The story was told masterfully from such a small visual set but expanded upon all of our imaginations when it comes to AI which is a field widely explored but still feared these days. It begs a lot of Moral questions, those of which we see our chief antagonist and protagonist explore.
So un-put-down-able I spilled the wine while watching 10|10
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I really thought it would be a generic A.I. movie but i was wrong. The relationship between the creator of the A.I., the A.I. itself and the hostage is continuously developing and quite interesting. I'd recommend the movie to anyone who has nothing to do during the current quarantine (and enjoys sci-fi obviously)
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The production design — digital backdrops augmenting vast living rooms and a library, even — is impressive. It’s rare that production design ever rescues a movie from a script that’s gone down the rabbit hole of ridiculous that Tau does.
A wannabe-thriller about artificial intelligence with little wit of its own.
For the impressively moronic dialogue, Oldman brings a lack of imagination so complete that he could plausibly explain this performance away as a high-concept ironic joke.
The movie isn't just a thriller about a ruthless scientist, who will stop at nothin just to achieve his goals but also about the young woman, who develops a relationship with a cold blooded A.I. I believe it is at the spotlight of the entire movie, thus makin it worth watchin even more than one time ;-) Enjoy watchin
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Never thought I'd dislike Gary Oldman, but his voice of the AI is just terrible.
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This artificial intelligence flick isn’t as clever as it would have you believe, and if you go in expecting the ‘Psychological Thriller’ Tau purports to be, you’ll doubtless be disappointed. However, if you go in with an open mind, you might find that there’s some fun to be had. Parts of Tau are entertaining, and it’s almost worth watching simply for the absurdity of Oldman’s character, and the ludicrous relationships he has formed – but on balance we can’t recommend watching it.
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[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]
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The first ten minutes let's say that the story tries to seduce you but after that the film dies.
This sci-fi thriller commits the worst and most common sin of the genre and is believing that its story is more intelligent and ambitious than it really is and if you add to that the protagonist's lackluster interpretation, what remains is one of the worst films of Netflix and another mess for the genre in their catalog.
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Production Company
Addictive Pictures,
Kaos Theory Entertainment,
Phantom 4 Films,
Rhea Films (II),
Waypoint Entertainment
Release Date Jun 29, 2018
Duration 1 h 37 m
Rating R
Tagline No Bars. No Guards. No Escape.
Awards
Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA
• 1 Nomination
