The Electric State
2025
**
Director: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Cast: Millie Bobby Brown, Chris Pratt, Stanley Tucci, Jason Alexander, Woody Norman, Giancarlo Esposito, Ke Huy Quan, Brian Cox, Jenny Slate, Anthony Mackie, Ala Tudyk, Hank Azaria, Colman Domingo
In a retro-futuristic 1990, humans defeated robots using Neurocaster technology, which allows them to upload their minds into drone robots. Four years later, a young troubled woman encounters a mysterious robot that appears to be connected to her believed-to-be dead brother. The Russo brothers, always so reliable in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, have made another turkey when they're working outside their comfort zone. This dystopian science fiction adventure mishmash may be loosely based on Simon Stålenhag's 2018 graphic novel, but it just seems to steal every element of its story from other movies, such as Ready Player One, The Creator, I, Robot, Don't Worry Darling, A.I. – Artificial Intelligence, and Chappie. This concoction is derivative and utterly forgettable, but not a complete disaster. The tone is light and jokey, but I don't remember laughing once.
