A man (Sam Rockwell) bursts into a diner and declares that he’s from the future and is back to save the world from the impending AI apocalypse. After lots of bluster, he manages to assemble a crew that includes Juno Temple, Haley Lu Richardson, Zazie Beetz and Michael Peña. They set out on a weird and wacky sci fi adventure. This was directed by Gore Verbinski, who’s best known for the “Pirates of the Caribbean” films, so off-the-wall comedy is expected. There aren’t many outright laffs and many of the scenes go on too long, but the main quest and the side trips that set up the character’s involvement keep it interesting. This is an extremely unusual comic adventure that’s makes scary statements about our culture’s obsession with our devices and their addictive appeal. 
(3 / 5)
