THE ELECTRIC STATE Review: A Triumph of Robotic Design, A Failure in Everything Else

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In the U.S. of A., a cool $300M can not only buy you the presidency, but give you untold access to every federal agency, government servers, and private records.   Another $300M (plus) can buy you the rights to The Electric State, Simon Stålenhag’s popular, 2018 illustrated novel; mid-level, name-brand stars (Millie Bobby Brown, Chris Pratt, Stanley Tucci); not one, but two Oscar winners (Holly Hunter, Ke Huy Quan); and a dual Tony and Emmy award winner (Jason Alexander). It can also buy you top-shelf visual effects, production/art design, and behind-the-camera talent.   Apparently, though, what $300M can’t buy you includes a serviceable screenplay, multi-dimensional characters, or even barely functional, expositional dialogue.   Set in an alternate timeline where service robots gained sentience, rebelled, and...

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