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In Theaters Now
- 2023
- PG-13
- Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
- 2 h 13 m
- 2023
- PG-13
- Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
- 2 h 13 m
Summary Amidst a future war between the human race and the forces of artificial intelligence, Joshua (John David Washington), a hardened ex-special forces agent grieving the disappearance of his wife (Gemma Chan), is recruited to hunt down and kill the Creator, the elusive architect of advanced AI who has developed a mysterious weapon with the p...
Directed By: Gareth Edwards
Written By: Chris Weitz, Gareth Edwards
In Theaters Now
- 2023
- PG-13
- Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
- 2 h 13 m
- 2023
- PG-13
- Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
- 2 h 13 m
The Creator
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7.1
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Summary Amidst a future war between the human race and the forces of artificial intelligence, Joshua (John David Washington), a hardened ex-special forces agent grieving the disappearance of his wife (Gemma Chan), is recruited to hunt down and kill the Creator, the elusive architect of advanced AI who has developed a mysterious weapon with the p...
Directed By: Gareth Edwards
Written By: Chris Weitz, Gareth Edwards
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 52 Critic Reviews
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65% Positive
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31% Mixed
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4% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 52 Critic Reviews
63
65% Positive
34 Reviews
34 Reviews
31% Mixed
16 Reviews
16 Reviews
4% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
There is no denying that The Creator is a major new sci-fi adventure. If you're partial to such things, Edwards' ambitious, immersive film should prompt the intoxicating awe that you might have got from The Matrix and Avatar – the feeling that you're seeing a rich vision of the future unlike any that has been on the big screen before.
In every shot, the mix of gritty local colour and artful digital augmentations is riveting: you’re always vaguely aware that what you’re looking at can’t all be real, but the line which splits reality from fantasy is impossible to spot.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 10 User Ratings
7.1
60% Positive
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30% Mixed
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10% Negative
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 10 User Ratings
7.1
60% Positive
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
30% Mixed
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
10% Negative
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The Creator is an original movie too, and even if it is a somewhat convoluted and silly mishmash of familiar tropes and sci-fi cliches, it still evokes the feeling of something fresh, something novel, something exciting to experience and behold — which is so much more than you can say about the vast majority of big budget movies these days.
As pretty as The Creator looks, and however well-considered its world may be, it feels like all sizzle and no steak. AI is an extremely prevalent issue facing us in the real world, but Edwards seems disinterested in exploring beyond its aesthetic surface (e.g. borrowing real people’s voices and likenesses in perpetuity) in favor of a warmed-over critique of American imperialism in the global East.
Despite the impressively sweeping C.G.I. running battles in Thai fields or seaside settlements, or the gritty “Blade Runner”-lite interludes in crowded metropolises, the story’s engine produces the straightforward momentum of your average action blockbuster — one thing happens, then the next thing, complete with punchy (sometimes tin-eared) one-liners.
On a pure craft level, The Creator delivers as a sweeping, big-screen science-fiction experience. What dazzles the eye, unfortunately, fails to connect with either the head or the heart.
If The Creator were any more slanted, any more in the tank for the coming AI onslaught, you would think it was produced, written and directed by AI.
[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]
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I wish I liked it more, but it's impossible to overlook all the flaws in the script. 'The Creator' is daring in several aspects, especially visually; the CGI is wonderful, and the production design is breathtaking. Its problem lies in the story, which is full of holes everywhere. The discourse about the machine's humanity becomes interesting at times, reminding us of the conflict that we currently have with artificial intelligence on a creative level. But it feels derivative; 'Blade Runner,' 'Ex-Machina,' and many others have already done it in the past and better. John David Washington's character is also not particularly attractive; In fact, some secondary characters are more interesting than him. The movie is basically 'District 9' but with robots, although without much of the emotion of it. Nevertheless, Gareth Edwards must be praised for making an original sci-fi film in these trying times. He just needs help with the writing.
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Production Company
20th Century Studios,
New Regency Productions,
Entertainment One
Release Date Sep 29, 2023
Duration 2 h 13 m
Rating PG-13
Tagline Humanity evolves.
