The Electric State
Published 2025-04-18
Film info
- Title The Electric State
- Directors Joe Russo, Anthony Russo
- Year 2025
- Run time 2hr 5m
- Genres Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
- Tagline Rage with the machines
- Cast Chris Pratt, Woody Harrelson, Stanley Tucci, Anthony Mackie
An orphaned teen hits the road with a mysterious robot to find her long-lost brother, teaming up with a smuggler and his wisecracking sidekick.
Live blog
| Time | Comment |
|---|---|
| 2:54 | Mini quantum physics lesson. |
| 9:01 | Not sure about the mind being in two places at once. |
| 9:49 | "I have a condition where I can only live in reality." |
| 22:12 | Doctor with glasses really doesn't narrow it down. |
| 24:07 | Do the robots not need some kind of power source? |
| 34:27 | I do like how confident she is in a pretty scary world. |
| 46:13 | Whipped through quite a bit of backstory there. |
| 51:21 | Not sure what they’re talking about but they seem like they’re the bad guys. |
| 52:12 | “That son-of-a-bitch threw a fridge at us.” |
| 1:09:56 | “I am not dying to Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch.” What a way to go. |
| 1:23:04 | The robots do look amazing, it has to be said. |
| 1:27:04 | “When did you stop being an asshole?” “I didn’t, I just got a haircut.” The banter is not on point. |
| 1:42:16 | This fight on the grassy field is so reminiscent of Star Wars! |
| 1:47:41 | “Funny thing about winning… someone always loses.” |
Thoughts
The critics have not spared a kind word for this movie, but it had to be watched to see what all the (negative) fuss was about. They're not wrong, it's awful. But what's weird about it is all the elements are there. A mis-matched buddy comedy with two great actors (sadly no chemistry), a family torn apart and trying to find each other again, moving moments between man and machine, the big bad villains, and a message about society along the way.
But that's all it is, these weird moments. They don't hang together very well and it's all over the place tonally - is this a kid's movie because sometimes the fun robots are childish, or is it a young adult movie based on the book, or does the swearing make it an adult movie? Not at all sure. The component parts make you think it's going to be good but it's best avoided.
Rating: 1 / 5