The Electric State

Set in a world where robots have become self-aware, and then rebelled against slavery, and then got sent to a reservation. Now robots are feared. In this world, a girl is grieving the death of her brother only to be confronted by a robot who seems to be her brother. Begin journey of discovery and seeking help from unlikely sources, including robots. Kind of an interesting story. I would have liked to see actually social commentary on robot internment, or technological overreach. But that is only subtext at best and so largely plays as a nostalgia comedy. In that world then, the film is pretty good, but I would say an opportunity wasted.

3 stars (out of 5)