Even J.Lo in a mech suit can’t save Netflix’s by-the-numbers AI thriller

A sci-fi movie featuring Jennifer Lopez and a smart-ass, sentient mech suit fighting her evil AI brother would theoretically be more enjoyable.

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Unfortunately, Atlas, Netflix's latest action film, is too serious.

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It also fails to explore the complexity of the AI debate, despite being a fight between a pleasant AI aide and a doomsday machine.

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The movie's banter between Lopez and her artificial companion is hilarious, but everything else appears to fight Atlas' actual shape.

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Buddy comedy tries too hard to be an action film.

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Atlas takes place roughly 30 years after an uprising in which an intelligent AI bot named Harlan (Simu Liu) helped liberate other robots,,,

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who subsequently bypassed security procedures and waged war on humanity.

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This situation parallels many real-world issues.

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The AIs lose, and Harlan flees to lick his wounds, but not before threatening humanity.

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