Even J.Lo in a mech suit can’t save Netflix’s by-the-numbers AI thriller

/ There’s a gem of a fun buddy comedy in Atlas, but the rest of the movie takes itself far too seriously.

By Andrew Webster, an entertainment editor covering streaming, virtual worlds, and every single Pokémon video game. Andrew joined The Verge in 2012, writing over 4,000 stories.

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You would think that a sci-fi movie where Jennifer Lopez partners with a smart-ass, sentient mech suit to fight against her evil AI brother would be a little more fun. Alas, Atlas — Netflix’s latest attempt at a hit streaming action movie — takes itself far too seriously. It also fails to really dig into the complexities of the AI

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