The Creator is a science fiction movie set in the near future about the rise of AI that follows Joshua(John David Washington) a former covert military operative who has since become disenchanted but is pulled back in and maybe learns to feel again after befriending child AI Alphie(Madeleine Yuna Voyles).
Washington seems a bit adrift in this role, he has talent no question, but he doesn't have the unshakable presence and contagious magnetism of his father who could bring mediocre movies like Virtuosity up in quality simply be being in them. Washington is bogged down by the derivative, convoluted, borderline incoherent plotting and the thinly drawn character he's asked to play. He has good moments but overall he is lost. Voyles is great but underutilized. The rest of the cast truly have very little to do.
The movie looks incredible, it sounds incredible, the world building is very good but when it comes to ground level narrative and character it almost completely collapses. Blade Runner, Terminator, AI, The Fifth Element, even Elysium the list this movie pulls from goes on and on. And the problem is that it shows. There's too much going on, the pace is to fast, there's too much irrelevant plot that distracts and detracts from what the movie clearly wants to be about which is Joshua and Alphie's relationship and connection.
Outside of a purely sensory experience The Creator has little to offer. Its a shame because there is absolutely a great movie in there.
Currently in theaters, coming soon to VOD.
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