Autómata
Millennium Entertainment | Release Date: October 10, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
37
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 13 Critic Reviews
Positive:
0
Mixed:
9
Negative:
4
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
Time OutKeith UhlichOct 7, 2014
The early scenes of Gabe Ibáñez’s impressively mounted but uneven thriller do some terrific dystopian world-building. Read full review
50
The PlaylistOktay Ege KozakOct 9, 2014
With all of its glaring faults, Automata has some shining moments, most of which come during the surprisingly emotional climax. Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubVadim RizovOct 9, 2014
Once the film hits the desert, a little before the halfway point, Jacq has the energy sucked out of him and so does the film, limping along while he repeatedly throws histrionic fits. Read full review
50
McClatchy-Tribune News ServiceRoger MooreOct 7, 2014
Yet another “Blade Runner” knock-off, a sci-fi dystopia about robots getting too smart for humanity’s own good on an already sun-cooked Earth. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenOct 9, 2014
Visually inspired but thematically derivative. Read full review
40
The New York TimesStephen HoldenOct 9, 2014
There are interesting ideas here, but they are swallowed up in dull, poorly choreographed shootouts and other action nonsense. Read full review
40
New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanOct 9, 2014
The performances range wildly from high (Banderas) to low (Birgitte Hjort Sørensen as Jacq’s pregnant wife) to you-must-be-kidding (Melanie Griffith as both a scientific genius and a prostitute android). Read full review
40
The DissolveMike D'AngeloOct 8, 2014
Automata approximates the look and feel of idea-driven science fiction, but it doesn’t have any actual ideas. That future looks bleak. Read full review
40
Village VoiceChris PackhamOct 7, 2014
Automata has moments of tremendous visual and storytelling elegance which are punctuated with ham-fisted characterization and thunderingly terrible acting. Read full review
38
RogerEbert.comOdie HendersonOct 10, 2014
Science fiction is often used in allegorical fashion. It may not be fair to judge Automata by this gauge, but the film is so deathly somber and heavy-handed that I can only assume director Gabe Ibáñez wanted to tell us Something Important. Read full review
38
Slant MagazineClayton DillardOct 7, 2014
Much like a spate of recent summer blockbusters, there's a tiring sense that every single facet of the narrative has to be rendered with truculent solemnity. Read full review
30
The Hollywood ReporterJonathan HollandSep 23, 2014
The overwrought, uncontrolled sci-fi thriller Automata is a disappointing example of a film which lacks the imagination to follow persuasively through on its engaging initial premise. Read full review
30
VarietyJay WeissbergSep 23, 2014
Even for sci-fi, some logic has to enter the plot, which also needs to be devoid of major holes if it’s not to fall into ridiculousness, and that, unfortunately, is where Automata lies. Read full review
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