A witless demonstration of a CGI budget far in excess of anything warranted by either the acting or writing, Tau is a string of pseudo-technological buzzwords, cliches and clumsy set pieces which betray a crippling ignorance of the technologies it attempts to initially scare and ultimately win over audiences with. From fake windows to ever-pointless holograms and cringeworthy appeals to AI sentience, the aesthetic appeal of the sci-fi setting is shattered, through inaccuracy and inconsistency, every time Noga Landau's screenplay tries to have it interact with the plot in any way.
Ed Skrein's villainous charisma, proven by his performance in Deadpool, is utterly wasted through a cheesy accent and generic writing. Gary Oldman's performance as Tau sounds markedly more like a bad human impression of Siri than the state of the art artificial impression of human voice, and neither convinces nor threatens at any point - making its ultimate attempted humanisation all the more damp. Malika Monroe's performance as Julia is forgettable, which in the context of the film is actually a positive.
An interesting, if somewhat unoriginal concept, utterly wasted in execution.
Also of note is one of the worst implemented Wilhelm screams I've ever seen.
Ed Skrein's villainous charisma, proven by his performance in Deadpool, is utterly wasted through a cheesy accent and generic writing. Gary Oldman's performance as Tau sounds markedly more like a bad human impression of Siri than the state of the art artificial impression of human voice, and neither convinces nor threatens at any point - making its ultimate attempted humanisation all the more damp. Malika Monroe's performance as Julia is forgettable, which in the context of the film is actually a positive.
An interesting, if somewhat unoriginal concept, utterly wasted in execution.
Also of note is one of the worst implemented Wilhelm screams I've ever seen.