Ensofter Overrated and overhyped

Platicsco Good story, Not enough for a whole film

ChicRawIdol A brilliant film that helped define a genre

Huievest Instead, you get a movie that's enjoyable enough, but leaves you feeling like it could have been much, much more.

lemon_magic There are science fiction films that shoot for the stars and try to mold or redefine what the genre is and what it can do, and there are science fiction films that just try to fill in a couple hours and send the viewer out feeling OK about the way he spent the last couple of hours. Three guesses which category "Debug" fits into. But there was a lot to like about this film. Although the CGI backgrounds made everything too shiny and bright to be believable, it was fun to explore the derelict ship and see all the visual eye candy. Everything looked good, well thought out and integrated together, all the sets made sense, and all the little design details made for a very visually appealing film. (I wished I could be on that ship with the cast!) And it seemed to me that the script and editing did a good job of helping the viewer understand "where" all the characters were in the ship and in relation to each other. Also nice: the ideas of the HUDs for all the characters which took advantage of the TV-level attractiveness and charisma of the young actors while punching up the closeups with more animation and eye candy.Acting was fine on a 'direct to cable' level. (I'm not dissing the cast here). Everyone was capable of holding long direct closeups, some of the cast was very photogenic indeed, and everyone pulled together. Some characters seemed a bit superfluous and didn't have anything all that interesting to do (aside from getting chomped by the AI). The heavy playing "I AM" seemed to be phoning his part in, but I can see that there was all that much for him to latch onto since his part was so broadly written. I have a complaint about the sudden "deus ex machina" introduction of the lead heroine's cybernetic alter-ego in the last 20 minutes or so. The level of design and technical virtuosity such an independent avatar would require doesn't really jive with the revealed technical capabilities of anyone in the cast, or the (admittedly very cool) VR gear the cast is packing for their jobs. No one in the cast was doing anything like this previously in the movie - all they did was enter commands at the CLI and swipe holographic menu choices. But it's obvious some decided they wanted cybernetic sword-fights. Similarly, the climactic final battle between the heroine's avatar and the AI was OK, but won't make you forget similar clashes in "The Matrix" or even "Lawnmower Man II". And the resolution comes out of left field - it's never shown how the other "avatars" of the crew that come to her aid got free.So: Yes, I liked it fine. My impression is that "Debug' wasn't quite as good as it could have been, though; a little deeper writing and thinking about the implications of the technology, and some slightly more developed characters might have boosted this movie to the level of something like "Event Horizon", which fans still chew on 20+ years after its creation. But I fear that no one but absolute fanatic fans of the genre will know or care about "Debug" even 5 years from now.

jimbowhap Its all on a budget but the story has it. I am (Cogito ergo sum) the AI Has what he thinks is power. The god above gods. Consciousness breaks free the end. So it can all start over loved it.If what I said means nothing then you will give this film 1/10

Roed Trillo Tahil The movie was okay. I do not have high expectations anyway. It is a kind of movie that you just play while you do something else. But I always press MUTE every time Jadyn Wong would talk. She has a voice that makes you wanna smack her face just to shut her up. I think it was because her jumpsuit was too tight. She forces her character to act "tough" but it just made me laugh because her voice contradicts her "tough" act. I just wanted her killed so that I won't hear her talk. When it did happen, I was utterly relieved. Overall, the movie was nice for a low-budget sci-fi movie. Just wished they did not hire Jadyn Wong for the part though. Again, her voice was annoying.

kingramze The highlight of the movie is watching Sidney Leeder's character flirt, tease, and taunt other crew. She's one of the few characters that has some depth, motivation, and sense of fun.Jason Momoa wasn't bad as a menacing AI, but he wasn't a character to empathize with - or even to love to hate. He ultimately had the 2 dimensional motivation of an AI following his programming, but with a maniacal murder streak. Without a truly 3 dimensional villain, he may as well be a glitchy computer or one with a loose wire. He seems to want to kill and torture... just because. Senseless violence is boring.Some CGI was really entertaining. The best parts being those that blend into the scenes - like e-mail in their heads up displays. Parts of the ship were well done. The exterior shots were very well done.Honestly, I think I'd have enjoyed the movie more without the killer AI - just fleshing out the prisoner characters' backgrounds and interactions more and their frustrations with the limitations of their freedoms. The movie is like a bad episode of Outer Limits where we get little exposition and narrative followed by mindless violence / action sequences meant perhaps to visually impress, but utterly lacking substance. Just having Momoa on a monitor talking was more menacing and entertaining than the whole opening sequence of the movie.David Hewlett is one of my favorite actors. I applaud his effort in writing and directing a full length film. It's better than many made- for-TV Syfy channel craptastic flicks of the month. I think with some work, we could see this again in another form with more well rounded characters and a better story arc for the "heroes" and villain.I wouldn't recommend the movie, but there are worse ways to spend your time. I'd describe it as having elements of Cube, Jason X, and Hackers. I'm hoping this was a proof of concept flick to show that David Hewlett is ready to take the helm of something larger.