It's a romantic comedy, but all in all it had a lot of funny parts throughout and my spouse and I both enjoyed it. I feel like the 4.6 rating currently is lower than it deserves for sure.
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jkregear27 November 2020
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SnoopyStyle7 February 2022Carol Peters (Melissa McCarthy) has a bad job interview at a computer company. The computer AI Superintelligence (James Corden) takes an interest. It intends to study her as an average person. The fate of humanity is at stakes. Her best friend Dennis Caruso (Brian Tyree Henry) is a computer scientist. George Churchill (Bobby Cannavale) is her ex-boyfriend.
This has a big premise but it goes small into a small romance match-making. The AI turns into e-harmony. The idea is to pair the highest of stakes with the lowest of hurdle. The idea should be building a friendship between Carol and the Superintelligence. That's the pairing that this movie needs. The plot concentrates on the wrong pairing. -
jonosborne-382-99976527 November 2020Surprised at all the bad review. Very entertaining and funny. A definite 6 out of 10.
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SeattleBadger26 November 2020I like Melissa McCarthy but anytime she acts in one of her husband's films, I know I need to lower my expectations. Ben Falcone, you're ruining your wife's career!! 😡
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cekadah6 December 2020Here's the message of the movie - AI (Artificial intelligence) can never learn the idiosyncrasy of the human heart, mind, spirit. And this flick takes its' time bringing that to light.
Very little comedy and what is there was like squeezing blood out of the damn turnip. This story is the simmering pot that never comes to a boil. You never really care about any of the characters and some actors seem to be embarrassed to be there!
I always liked Melissa McCarthy but here in this movie she's flat on her face just like the scene where she's ejected from that automobile. And my pet peeve is that I cannot stand to hear James Corden speak!! But I suffered his voice to watch this movie. -
siesha28 November 2020This is a rom-com not a sci-fi movie. It's just a fun little romp, take it for what it's worth. I did take an entire star away for spelling Pike Place Market wrong. 😁
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Gr33ntomato10 April 2021What a waste of time! Childish and unfunny. I tried my utter best to enjoy this film and kept waiting for something funny to happen, but alas, it fell completely flat. I used to enjoy Melissa's movies (Spy, The Heat, Tammy), but this is just abysmal and utterly bland to the point of being totally forgettable.
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Cheryl-oeste27 November 2020Despite the negative reviews I really enjoyed this charming, simple and funny movie. It is pleasant relief from the terrible year that is upon us. Just enjoy it! Some things don't need to be deep, although it makes a point that humans are their own worst enemy and we need to do more and step up!
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ralballer11 February 2021This is one of those "comedies" that you are not expected to laugh. Maybe you can muster a smile when Melissa McCarthy's does some of her patented physical humor, but that's it. Add to that a ridiculous plot, and you have two hours that you could've spent doing something better, like sleeping, perhaps. On a related point, what happened to the career of Melissa McCarthy? If these are the roles she is accepting I'm sorry because I really thought she was talented, but I guess the mortgage won't pay itself. Finally, I have to wonder, why are these kind of movies ever made? Not funny, not amusing in any way, just a half hearted attempt that seems some executive or investor should've said, "This script is garbage, come back when you have something good!"
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ScoobySnacks6626 November 2020Just as Carol Peters is listed as the most average person in the entire world, this movie similarly fits the part of most made-for-streaminng titles. It's some nice, innocuous fun that provides some pretty good jokes (with a few belly laughs) and a familiar storyline that is neither overly offensive nor particularly mind-blowing. Pop yourself some popcorn, pour a glass of wine and snuggle up to your partner and turn your brain off for 90 minutes while McCarthy provides some pretty good entertainment.
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jakethesnake-4200728 November 2020Words cannot describe how bad and forgettable this film is. Melissa McCarthy again plays the same role she has in every other film. The film plot is annoying and boring. Pure awful from start to finish.
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ammonhallsted27 November 2020My wife and I thought it was very cute. The superintelligent computer was less plot and more a vehicle for the romance, but did have its share of laughs. We found the jokes and the chemistry of the couple very similar to our own, which always brings a breath of realism to a movie. Well done guys!
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rdoubleoc26 November 2020This definitely isn't as bad as a 3/10 as IMDB users rated it. People either just love something or hate something (although I think they can like stuff more than others). I guess some people just hated this, but I blame the writers.
For example, the big bean bag was a cool idea, but it shouldn't have wasted a whole minute of screen time. That should've been like the end to a scene, or something like that (in my opinion).
The writers did a good job on the story they actually wrote, however, like when they make sure the audience knows the voice isn't actually meant to be James Cordon himself.
However, with that said, I just think the scenes weren't that funny or entertaining. I love the idea and concept of the movie, and love Melissa McCarthy, but sometimes I just felt like doing something else other than watching the movie, and in my opinion, movies should NEVER be like that. Every scene should capture you and grab you, and make you not want to go and do that huge ass pile of work I have sitting around, and this movie had me thinking about that big pile of work still somewhat. I feel like simple benchmarks like this can really tell studios if movies are likeable or not, but these benchmarks need to be tested across large groups of people. I guess this is what they're doing with machine learning (like at Netflix, for their recommendation engine), but I feel like they're measuring the wrong benchmarks. Whether or not I want to watch a movie instead of work or play games says a lot, though, and this had me thinking of going to do both of those things. I know this is a very basic system of measurement, but it hasn't failed me yet. I recommend movies to people all the time and are the guy everyone asks what to watch, so I think I have good instinct in this area.
I also wanted to say that while it wasn't very entertaining, it was very well made, and is of very high quality.
I feel it's worth a watch regardless, but the ratings speak for themselves. -
I think, but I'm not sure, she used to be in some funny films but this was truly painful to watch. Not one single laugh and the acting from all was stiff and pathetic. How can writers, editors, directors etc. make pathetic crap like this and think they've done anything creative? Even anything remotely creative???
Embarrassed to have admitted to have watched this tripe! -
werroderro23 September 2021Trash storyline filled with typical Hollywood preachy leftism its also about 30 minutes too long had to force myself to stay awake until the end. James Cordon should be banned from appearing in a movie ever again. McCarthy did her job rehashing the same character she always plays. Utterly forgettable.
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jamarconlexi26 November 2020Thought this was good. Easy watch pretty much what u expect with a few laughs. Great for movie date night.
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markhappyboy26 November 2020First 15 minutes ok , then concept wears out pretty quickly Was very bored after 1 hour of movie which has an overlong running time . Score 5 from me .
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mykl_tour29 November 2020This is an easy throwaway movie. It's fine. It's not diabolical the way some people are suggesting. It's not the funniest or the best but there are some moments. Some people are freaking out over 'leftists propaganda' or that's it's anti-Trump - you may want to see how the film handles the Clinton-esq President because it's not favourable! lol ****spoiler The real mystery was how anyone was meant to be taking flights around the world when there was a global black out. It seems to be a key ingredient to the plot so surprised this was just overlooked even during the screenwriting stage...
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cruise0114 December 20202 out of 5 stars.
Superintelligence is a comedy sci fi film that tries for light hearted humor. But is a complete miss. The story about a super intelligent computer that plans to end the world. But is studying Melissa McCarthys character for a few days to see if the world is worth saving. Dumb plot. Boring characters. The humor is dull. If you seen McCarthys other films that Ben Falcone has directed. The humor is no different than those films. Which is very old with this film. James Cordens voice as the super computer voice is eh.
This comedy is a complete miss. -
markallan30 November 2020Light-hearted fun comedy which would suit people like me (Ok Boomer sanguine type who likes feel-good movies) I just watched Tenet by Chris Nolan, and although I like SF Mindbenders, well, I preferred this movie with the lower ratings. Why? - I just like Romantic comedies that are more fun than the deep stuff. ..so if you are like me, then go ahead and watch this one.
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acejokke27 November 2020How this can be called a comedy I will never understand. The only thing that you can laugh about is how stupid you were watching it to the end.
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aprilkellerhals20 December 2020I really like when a movie comes out that the entire family can watch but isn't geared towards little kids. My ten year and I really enjoyed this.
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alexishart-9810628 November 2020In my opinion, this is a movie to enjoy with your family, in as much as it has it's down sides, it's still a really good movie but it could have been better... And this is not Action comedy, it's Comedy Drama... !!
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mennivetvadjagmenar27 November 2020Ben Falcone has gotten too many chances. Melissa McCarthy used to be one of my favorite comedy actresses. But this is the last drop. Spending a nice friday on this film when nobody tried their best making it. Nobody
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Sergiodave27 November 2020My review title is saying that in the best possible way. Without Bobby Cannavale this would have been a 1 star movie, he can act, and I feel sorry for him being in this excrement. Absolutely awful. Full of so-called comedians who are not funny at all, and also cannot act, together with a script that is mindbogglingly terrible. Whoever okayed this rubbish must surely have been fired. Please do not waste your time on this garbage.