![]() ![]() I'd never heard of Adam Devine (some of the reviews here really dislike his previous work I was surprised to learn that he is 36 and has 63 credits, none of which I have heard of) and thought he did an above-average job with the screen play handed to him. I particularly liked one about Bernie Sanders. Some of the jokes are laugh-out-loud funny. Most of them are rather dark/brutal (even "Jojo Rabbit" is not all comedy), so "Jexi" was just what I needed: to shut off my brain for 80 minutes. My favourite English-language films so far this year have been "The Nightingale" (Australia), "The Lighthouse" (Canada?), "Jojo Rabbit" (New Zealand?), and "Official Secrets" (UK). "Jexi" is SO not my kind of movie! I tend to watch stuff from my country (the cerebral stuff but we produce our share of crap, too) and our neighbouring countries, most of which is not in English and will never be shown in America except in Art Houses with subtitles. I got coerced into seeing "Ad Astra" and "The Irishman and hated them both. What we normally get from America in our big cinemas are the Hollywood big-budget comic-book/big-name blockbusters. I live in an EU country where this movie is not scheduled to be shown (if is to be believed, I'd have to go to Hungary to see in it a theatre!). I actually respect this enjoyable little trifle because it never promises or tries to be more than what it is: 80 minutes of mindless fluff/escapism. ![]() At worst this is a nice meaningless & mindless piece of fluff that doesn't ask much investment of the viewer, or give a whole lot back in return, but I don't feel like I wasted any big part of my life watching it. I got a few very genuine laughs watching this (a very few laughs, but still). But, again, this wasn't the worst movie ever made. ![]() There was no comedic timing, and it sounded very dated, like the voice of the computer on the original Star Trek series. The voice of the OS definitely got nerve-gratingly annoying very quickly, which was a big distraction. The direction and technical aspects were fine for a low-budget comedy. I think it wasn't a complete trainwreck, and the actors did as much as they could with a weak script. But anyways, when I finished watching this I wasn't sure whether I enjoyed it or not (a strange feeling). It's making IMDb ratings less and less meaningful I think, and less reliable. I loathe the newish trend of reviewers giving anything they didn't enjoy with a 1/10 rating. If you think your kid is mature enough to watch it, I'd suggest seeing it first. Wanda Sykes isn't on the screen a lot, but she's her natural "hoot" and oh, so, memorable! Funny lady!! And Michael Peña is also a blast at being Phil's (Devine's) boss in the movie. ![]() Shipp is the epitome of the cute love interest (she's an excellent actress, very natural, and stunningly pretty). Devine has been great in his film work and doesn't fail to entertain. Unlike EPICAC and "Electric Dreams", "Jexi" is far more raunchy and mischievous. and the computer gets a little too involved. We can also give credit to the very cute 1984 movie "Electric Dreams" where a computer is asked to compose music for a man's love interest. I give the credit to Kurk Vonnegut's 1950 short story EPICAC about a computer the develops an awareness and even falls in love asked being asked to write love poetry for the inspiration for this movie. Jexi is the artificial intelligence in a new smart phone. With that said, it's an adult comedy and it's really well done. First thing to know is this is NOT a movie for kids under 16. "Jexi" starring Adam Devine (Modern Family) and Alexandra Shipp. ![]()
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