Average Bufph Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
Logan Marshall-Green, Melanie Vallejo, Steve Danielsen
2018
Set in the near-future, technology controls nearly all aspects of life. But when the world of Grey, a self-labeled technophobe, is turned upside down, his only hope for revenge is an experimental computer chip implant.
This film caught me completely off guard with its brutal blend of body horror and cyberpunk themes. Logan Marshall-Green delivered a surprisingly compelling performance as a man whose body becomes controlled by an AI chip after a tragic accident. What started as a seemingly straightforward revenge thriller evolved into something much more philosophically complex about the relationship between human consciousness and artificial intelligence.
While the violence was intense and sometimes hard to watch, it served the story's exploration of how technology might literally take control of our bodies. The low-budget approach actually worked in its favor, creating an intimate, visceral experience that big-budget sci-fi sometimes lacks. The ending left me with that same unsettling feeling I got from Ex Machina - questioning the boundaries between human agency and technological control. This is exactly the kind of smart, thought-provoking sci-fi that deserves more attention.
