Superintelligence

SWITCH.

December 6, 2020

3/10

Ben Falcone and Melissa McCarthy are two people whose partnership should be hitting home runs. They know each other's strengths and weaknesses to such an intimate level that it's a no-brainer. So why doesn't it work? Box office-wise, their collaborations are bringing in less money with each new outing - and now, thanks to COVID-19, who knows if studios will be willing to back these two again. If this is the case, they are <i>not</i> going out on a high note. Perhaps this is a good opportunity to…

Peter McGinn

January 2, 2021

1/10

This was a fun movie to watch, which was, as far as I can see, all it promised to be. It didn’t try to squeeze into the canon of sophisticated sci-fi, though some reviews I read on another site seemed to suggest it was trying to do just that. This is basically a romantic comedy with a satirical look at our dependence upon technology thrown in, which I suspect hit too close to home for some people. I appreciated that film rarity, a woman who is not razor thin being a romantic lead, with a bonu…

Crazypiglady

February 18, 2023

6/10

I really liked this film. I chose it as something suitable for me and teenage kids. It was a bit of a gamble but I was pleasantly surprised. Suitable for over 10s but enough laughs for me too. It pretty much did what it said on the tin as a family comedy. I like Melissa McCarthy and I'm a begrudging convert to James Cordon. It's kind of a romantic comedy but with the threat of total global annihilation to keep both sides happy. Entertaining, fun and some genuine laughs.

Marco-Hugo Landeta Vacas

June 23, 2026

6/10

(CASTELLANO) Superintelligence es una comedia bastante tonta, pero también bastante simpática. Parte de una idea que mezcla algo muy repetido con algo curioso: una inteligencia artificial todopoderosa que observa a la humanidad y decide estudiar a una persona normal, casi vulgar, para ver si merece la pena salvar el mundo, destruirlo o convertirlo en otra cosa. La premisa podría haber dado para una sátira mucho más afilada, pero la película prefiere ir por el camino fácil de la comedia ligera. …