By akademiotoelektronik, 10/07/2022
Superintelligence: Melissa McCarthy and an AI, beware the damage
Posted by Cinéma Canal on August 17, 2021 halfway between romantic comedy and science fiction film, the fourth collaboration between Ben Falcone and his hilarious spouse also mixes prestigious influences of pop culture.But the real strength of superintelligence (2020) lies well in its casting, supported by brilliant supporting roles like Bobby Cannavale and Jean Smart.ia, scare meFor some time now, Carol Peters' life (Melissa McCarthy) seems to be leaving slightly in Vau-l'Eau.After leaving her job to volunteer, the poor has all the sorrows of the world to find a job at her convenience.And so as not to fix anything, she has been terribly alone since her breakup with George (Bobby Cannavale).In short, this resident of Seattle is not distinguished especially by her successes, and it is precisely because she is perfectly "average" that she is chosen for a funny mission, and that her life takes an unexpected turning point.One morning, Carol is indeed awakened by the sweet voice of the British Late Show Presenter James Corden, which she worships more than any other.
Only downside: she does not discuss with him but with an artificial intelligence of a level of sophistication never seen, capable of speaking to him through a good part of the electronic equipment of the daily life.And even if this overpowered AI loves to make jokes, the situation it exposes to Carol is most disturbing, since it simply plans to enslave the inhabitants of the earth, even to destroy them.So this is that our heroine becomes in spite of herself the last hope of saving humanity, since it is followed and scrutinized on a daily basis by its AI, which uses its observations to make its crucial decision.But the threat of the end of the world may hover, we are in a romantic comedy, and Carol may not be against a second chance with George, unless his growing complicity with AI turns his plans, andThe survival of the world with ...
Ben Falcone et Melissa McCarthy, un couple inséparable
Obviously, the intrigue of superintelligence recalls two essential classics of science fiction.The film's AI refers to Skynet, that of Terminator (James Cameron, 1984), a great nasty of the license, which is found in several of the consequences.And to complete the slightly apocalyptic dimension of his film, Ben Falcone inevitably thought of Her (Spike Jonze, 2013) when he read the long ambiguous exchanges between Carol and his AI in the script written by Steve Mallory.His film may not have Joaquin Phoenix, Scarlett Johansson and the other stars of Jonze's feature film, but he holds with Bobby Cannavale a formidable actor, as comfortable to play romance here as inRoles of the creepy mafia with which he made himself known.But no one can steal the show from Melissa McCarthy, who at just 50 years old is at the top of her mastery of comedy.
Very appreciated (among others) for her performances in three films by Paul Feig, she also remains essential in her husband's projects (the director of Superintelligence), where she appears and co -signs the scenarios.As early as 2014, it was thus seen to give the reply to Susan Sarandon in the road movie Tammy, first passage from Ben Falcone behind the camera.Two years later, she had fun playing a finance crooking in The Boss, before playing a household mother in resumption of studies after being dropped, in a feature film with an explicit title: uncontrollable mother atFAC (2018).And this year, Ben Falcone and Melissa McCarthy have already collaborated together with Thunder Force (Netflix), a parody of current superhero films.With such an infernal pace, we would almost come to wonder if these two are not helped by a super intelligent AI.
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