in 1991, not only did it quickly become recognized as one of the most promising directorial debuts in history, but it also did something rare: It managed to capture the world’s fragile social and political state through fiction. Which is why, when word got out that Jeunet was teaming up with Netflix for a futuristic, artificial-intelligence-based dark comedy, it was by all accounts an exciting thing. Set in 2050,imagines a future where humanity has co-opted A.I.
But wherecarved out a new, original kind of dystopian film, especially in its nuanced characters and their complicated motives,unfortunately falls quickly into the realm of the predictable. From the outset, the film doesn’t seem to take itself, or its message, seriously. And while this isn’t inherently a drawback, in’s case, it undermines its potential deeper meanings. We see this self-sabotage primarily in a cast of overwrought, archetypal characters.