{"id":33317,"date":"2014-04-17T23:30:41","date_gmt":"2014-04-18T03:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/?p=33317"},"modified":"2018-12-08T22:15:42","modified_gmt":"2018-12-09T03:15:42","slug":"new-releases-april-18-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/2014\/04\/17\/new-releases-april-18-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"New Releases: April 18, 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"transcendenceposter\"<\/a>1. Transcendence (Warner Brothers, 3,455 Theaters, 119 Minutes, Rated PG-13):<\/strong> If you saw the trailer for this film and thought, “Gee, I didn’t know Christopher Nolan had a new film out,” well, he doesn’t. This is the first film directed by his frequent cinematographer Wally Pfister.<\/p>\n

The film does have a high concept sci-fi plot that might have piqued Nolan’s interest. Johnny Depp plays a researcher trying to develop a human-level artificial intelligence. When terrorists shot him with radioactive bullets, he must meld with the machine in order to save his life. In the process, his goal may be achieved, but at a very high cost.<\/p>\n

This film should have been a slam dunk. But the themes have appeared in countless other films, early reviews are brutal, and Depp himself seems unwilling to talk about the film during a visit to the Late Show. These, my friends, are not good signs.<\/p>\n