
In 2020, Elias van Dorne (John Cusack), CEO of VA Industries, the world's largest robotics company, introduces his most powerful invention--Kronos, a super computer designed to end all wars. When Kronos goes online, it quickly determines that mankind, itself, is the biggest threat to world peace and launches a worldwide robot attack to rid the world of the "infection" of man. Ninety-seven years later, a small band of humans remain alive but on the run from the robot army. A t... (Full plot summary below)
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In 2020, Elias van Dorne (John Cusack), CEO of VA Industries, the world's largest robotics company, introduces his most powerful invention--Kronos, a super computer designed to end all wars. When Kronos goes online, it quickly determines that mankind, itself, is the biggest threat to world peace and launches a worldwide robot attack to rid the world of the "infection" of man. Ninety-seven years later, a small band of humans remain alive but on the run from the robot army. A teenage boy, Andrew (Julian Schaffner) and a teenage girl, Calia (Jeannine Wacker), form an unlikely alliance to reach a new world, where it is rumored mankind exists without fear of robot persecution. But does this world actually exist? And will they live long enough to find out?
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| User ReviewJim LIt was a weird and wonderful film. The story felt compelling although a little slow. The universe it sets up could be great but I highly doubt to ever see a sequel. |
| User ReviewRobert LI like the movie. Sure, it had some details missing, but I love most movies with John Cusack. |
| User ReviewMichael CSingularity has an interesting history -- you can find out more about it on Wikipedia, but that history is primarily for the cinema buff. My own interest in film is that of story (it's better to get that particular fact out in the open.) As with many Dystopian films, the backstory is the background for what would be opening credits if there were any. The backstory here is borrowed from earlier science fiction novels: the computer (Chronos) that saves mankind from itself by trying to eradicate the main cause of mankind's problems: mankind, itself. Nothing new here, story-wise, but the presentation is good, with nice cinematography, exploding buildings, and a few moments of human response designed to lay the groundwork for the actual narrative. And then we are a century in the future where we quickly see the four figures that drive the movie: Andrew (played by Julian Schaffner) and Calia (Carmen Argenziano) playing a character that will most bring to mind the heroine of the Hunger Games trilogy; Elias (John Cusack) plays the corporate CEO who initiated Chronos; and Julian Schaffner is Andrew Davis (a sort of partner to Elias). These four characters are placed on the chessboard of real-vs-cyber reality immediately. The rest of the story is about how the game is played out. Filmed against the wonderful, lush landscapes of the Czech Republic and Switzerland, we are presented with a number of genre-typical dramatic episodes, many of which work out differently than expected. The major theme is the search for Aurora, the now legendary city of sanctuary for humans in a world controlled by computers and robots, a search by both human and machine. To say more would be unfair. It is sufficient to know that there are twists, both expected and unexpected, and the fun part for the viewer is to figure out how he or she will be tricked. Oh, and there is a decent love story to boot. Satisfaction not guaranteed. I liked it; a preteen who watched it at the same time said "it was unsatisfying." |
| User ReviewKarla MI just finished watching Singularity. The actors struggled a little in the beginning, however, I feel they did a good job overall. By the end the middle of the movie I felt they were more natural and I felt connected to the characters. The story was interesting and the production value was well done. I'd recommend seeing it. Don't give up on the film too early. I hope they make the next movie in the series. |
| User ReviewMeee TSingularity has an interesting history -- you can find out more about it on Wikipedia, but that history is primarily for the cinema buff. My own interest in film is that of story (it's better to get that particular fact out in the open.) As with many Dystopian films, the backstory is the background for what would be opening credits if there were any. The backstory here is borrowed from earlier science fiction novels: the computer (Chronos) that saves mankind from itself by trying to eradicate the main cause of mankind's problems: mankind, itself. Nothing new here, story-wise, but the presentation is good, with nice cinematography, exploding buildings, and a few moments of human response designed to lay the groundwork for the actual narrative. And then we are a century in the future where we quickly see the four figures that drive the movie: Andrew (played by Julian Schaffner) and Calia (Carmen Argenziano) playing a character that will most bring to mind the heroine of the Hunger Games trilogy; Elias (John Cusack) plays the corporate CEO who initiated Chronos; and Julian Schaffner is Andrew Davis (a sort of partner to Elias). These four characters are placed on the chessboard of real-vs-cyber reality immediately. The rest of the story is about how the game is played out. Filmed against the wonderful, lush landscapes of the Czech Republic and Switzerland, we are presented with a number of genre-typical dramatic episodes, many of which work out differently than expected. The major theme is the search for Aurora, the now legendary city of sanctuary for humans in a world controlled by computers and robots, a search by both human and machine. To say more would be unfair. It is sufficient to know that there are twists, both expected and unexpected, and the fun part for the viewer is to figure out how he or she will be tricked. Oh, and there is a decent love story to boot. Satisfaction not guaranteed. I liked it; a preteen who watched it at the same time said "it was unsatisfying." |
| User ReviewKakuji JKind of copycat of other movies I've seen.....no original plot...can't believe they didn't get busted for copying other movies with same plot |
| User ReviewGene WKind of copycat of other movies I've seen.....no original plot...can't believe they didn't get busted for copying other movies with same plot |
| User ReviewAnnie Lthis would have been better as a series - there just simply wasnt enough time to develop this layered of a world/story. |
| User ReviewPapa Bthis would have been better as a series - there just simply wasnt enough time to develop this layered of a world/story. |
| User ReviewKru DAn ok somewhat entertaining little flick. Not good, but not that bad either. It's heavily inspired by the "Second Variety" short story by Philip K. Dick, and it bugs me somewhat that it isn't mentioned or credited anywhere, but perhaps it takes a K. Dick maniac like me to recognize this. Acting is decent, the scenery is nice, the plot is decent (Due to the source of inspiration), music works well and generally, the movie is ok. There's plenty of stuff to complain about - ripoffs from Hunger Games, Terminator etc. - but then again, you can also just watch it as a movie, the kind you watch when you have nothing better to watch, not expecting too much. And for those of you complaining about the scenes that lack realism... in a sci-fi movie... where intelligent robots have wiped out humanity and taken over the Earth... you are somewhat off to a bad argument from the beginning. |