Superintelligence (film)

Superintelligence
Original release poster
Directed byBen Falcone
Written bySteve Mallory
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyBarry Peterson
Edited byTia Nolan
Music byFil Eisler
Production
companies
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release date
  • November 26, 2020 (2020-11-26)
Running time
106 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$4.2 million[1][2]

Superintelligence is a 2020 American romantic action comedy film directed by Ben Falcone and written by Steve Mallory. The film stars Melissa McCarthy in her fourth collaboration with her husband, Falcone.

Superintelligence was released by Warner Bros. Pictures digitally in the United States via HBO Max, and theatrically in some international markets, on November 26, 2020. The film has grossed $4 million and received mixed reviews from critics, who called the film "forgettable", although McCarthy's performance was praised.

The film was removed from HBO Max in July 2022.[3]

Plot

Eight years ago, Carol Peters left her executive job at Yahoo in order to lead a more altruistic life. Unsatisfied with the current job market in Seattle, she now lives day to day, doing non-profit work to advocate for the environment, caring for animals and making the world a better place.

A friend and former colleague, Dennis, talks her into interviewing for a modern dating website. An interviewer labels her "the most average person on Earth," which is heard by an autonomous artificial intelligence or AI.

The next morning in her apartment, a voice starts communicating with her through her TV, cell phone and rice maker. The AI speaks the voice of James Corden, as he is her favorite celebrity, to soothe her when she freaks out. The supercomputer has become sentient and now is trying to decide whether to save, enslave or obliterate humanity and start over. Carol, as his test subject, is the planet's only hope. The AI wants to study Carol and her interactions as a way to learn about humanity. Telling Carol it will be watching her over three days to decide, it erases her student debt and deposits 10 million dollars into her bank account. It suggests she confide in Dennis, a researcher at Microsoft. She goes to his workplace, and the AI talks to him and convinces him it is real, not a figment of Carol's imagination.

The AI also convinces Carol to try to get back with her ex-boyfriend, George, thinking observing their reconciliation would be the ideal way to prove humans are capable of love and redemption. He presents her with a self-driving Tesla and takes her to a high-end clothing designer to revamp her look.

When she arrives outside George's place, NSA agents abduct Carol, tipped off by Dennis. In their interrogation, she tells them the AI's goal. It announces it is freeing her, threatening their annihilation if they try to stop it. The AI organizes a meet cute for Carol and George. Initially ineffective, she tries again, inviting him to dinner. In the meantime, Dennis meets with the President of the United States, convincing her and the world to shut down all electronics, hoping to neutralize the AI.

Although George will be leaving the country in a few days, he and Carol bond in that time. The AI steers them to the Mexican restaurant where they had their first date. They reconcile, spending the night together. They spend the whole next day together doing things George loves, including meeting his personal hero at a Seattle Mariners game. Carol steps away from him, getting accosted by the NSA again. She is told about their grand plan of trapping the AI in Seattle, and they swear her to secrecy. Although she has had an amazing day with George, Carol opts not to stay the night, believing if she did so, it would be too hard to let him go.

As Carol leaves, the AI hounds her to explain herself, but she blocks him out. The next morning, she is told the Earth is now on a five-hour countdown to destruction. However, she selflessly chooses to turn down the NSA's offer to protect her with them in an underground bunker and instead helps George finish packing for his Ireland fellowship. Carol's unexpected actions convince the AI that it has not really understood, and it cancels Armageddon.

Cast

Production

In July 2017, it was reported that New Line Cinema had purchased the screenplay by Steve Mallory, with Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone on board the project to produce through their On the Day Productions banner.[4][5] In April 2018, it was announced that McCarthy would star in the film and Falcone would direct it, marking their fourth actor-director collaboration.[6][7] In June 2018, James Corden joined the cast, to voice the titular "Super Intelligence".[8] In July 2018, Bobby Cannavale, Brian Tyree Henry, and Sam Richardson joined the cast.[9][10][11]

The film started principal production right after McCarthy wrapped filming The Kitchen, on July 16, 2018,[6] and wrapped on August 31, 2018.[12] Some scenes were filmed at Georgia Tech.[13][14] The restaurant scene was filmed at Landmark Diner in downtown Atlanta and the outdoor scenes were filmed on Broad Street, as evidenced by Dua Vietnamese Restaurant and Reuben's Deli.

Release

The film was digitally released on HBO Max on November 26, 2020.[15] The film was initially scheduled for theatrical release on December 25, 2019, but was later moved up five days, prior to WarnerMedia deciding in October 2019 to shift the film to a streaming release; Falcone said at that time that he agreed it would be better suited to a streaming platform.[16][17][18]

The film grossed $745,000 from five countries in its opening weekend.[19]

Critical reception

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 31% based on 67 reviews, with an average rating of 4.6/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "You won't need Superintelligence to steer clear of the latest forgettable comedy to fail to take full advantage of Melissa McCarthy's talents."[20] On Metacritic, it has a weighted average score of 41 out of 100, based on 17 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[21]

David Ehrlich of IndieWire called it one of the year's worst films, and "a lifeless, laugh-free slab of nothing like Superintelligence, which starts with “what if Skynet, but with jokes?” and then just gasps for air for the next 105 minutes."[22] Caryn James of The Hollywood Reporter wrote: "The cast, though, is full of extraordinary actors, who do what they can to redeem a lame script and style."[23]

McCarthy was nominated for the 2021 Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Movie Actress.

References

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  4. ^ Ford, Rebecca (August 25, 2017). "Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone Reteam With Steve Mallory for 'Super-Intelligence' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on July 19, 2018. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
  5. ^ Kroll, Justin (July 25, 2017). "Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone to Produce Pitch From 'The Boss' Co-Writer". Archived from the original on June 20, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  6. ^ a b Kit, Borys (April 10, 2018). "Melissa McCarthy, Ben Falcone Tackling Action Comedy 'Super-Intelligence' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on July 19, 2018. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  7. ^ Douglas, Edward (April 10, 2018). "Ben Falcone Directing Wife Melissa McCarthy in Action-Comedy "Super-Intelligence" for New Line". Archived from the original on July 24, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  8. ^ Kroll, Justin (June 13, 2018). "James Corden to Voice Title Character in Melissa McCarthy's 'Super Intelligence' (EXCLUSIVE)". Archived from the original on June 13, 2018. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
  9. ^ Sneider, Jeff (July 10, 2018). "Exclusive: 'Ant-Man's' Bobby Cannavale Joins Melissa McCarthy in 'Superintelligence'". Collider. Archived from the original on January 9, 2020. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  10. ^ Sneider, Jeff (July 19, 2018). "Exclusive: 'Atlanta' Star Brian Tyree Henry to Join Melissa McCarthy in 'Superintelligence'". Collider. Archived from the original on January 9, 2020. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  11. ^ Galuppo, Mia (August 24, 2018). "Sam Richardson Joins Melissa McCarthy in 'Superintelligence' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on July 25, 2018. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  12. ^ Falcone, Ben [@benfalcone] (September 1, 2018). "That's a wrap. Thanks so much to the crew and cast for "Superintelligence." Much love to all!" (Tweet). Archived from the original on December 27, 2020. Retrieved October 1, 2019 – via Twitter.
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  16. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (March 22, 2019). "Warner Bros. Release Date Changes: 'The Goldfinch' Goes Earlier In Fall, 'Superintelligence' Shifts & Ben Affleck Drama Dated". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on March 22, 2019. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
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  19. ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (November 29, 2020). "'The Croods: A New Age' Dawns With $21M Offshore; 'Tenet' Tops $300M; 'Demon Slayer' Still Rising In Japan – International Box Office". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on December 27, 2020. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
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  22. ^ Ehrlich, David (November 25, 2020). "'Superintelligence' Review: Melissa McCarthy Is Terrorized by A.I. James Corden in One of the Year's Worst". IndieWire. Archived from the original on December 27, 2020. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
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