Atlas [2024] Review: Soulless!

Here we go again! Another half-baked Netflix action film meant to be played in the background while doing chores. However, I watched it, and let me tell you, you shouldn’t. Is Atlas the worst thing ever? No. But is it more Netflix slop with not much brought to the table? Yeah. So, let’s start with what I liked.

I thought Jennifer Lopez did a pretty solid job. She’s not given a lot to work with, and it’s not Oscar-worthy by a long shot, but she does what is asked of her (though there are a couple of funny shots and faces she makes while trying to seem really serious, which unfortunately come off as ridiculous). I also found the VFX, by Netflix compression standards, to be decent. Again, they’re not the best of the year, but they provide decent eye candy and accompany the big, sweeping action sequences well.

But this brings us to the most unfortunate part of this action film: it’s so slim. There’s a decent setup, one cool action scene, then about an hour and a half of Lopez talking to AI, followed by one final stand. It’s bogged down by conversations about why AI might be human and why she can and should connect with robots, which just feels silly. On top of that, it’s a generic story told countless times before, with a lot of exposition that drags on too long for anyone to care.

The story features a forgettable, generic villain who feels like a soulless Ultron. That’s kind of how I would describe this movie: soulless. And because it doesn’t really do anything to develop our protagonist, I’m left with very little to care about. Not awful, there are things that work, but overall, not worth the time.

‘Atlas’ Rating – 2/5

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