"Mercy" is a Pro-AI Sci-Fi Thriller that Barely Makes Sense
Even without the messaging, Mercy does not hold up as a movie. It's sloppily done and the mystery doesn’t tie together at the end.

Among the ravines and flood plains of the Senio river, in the lower part of the province of Romagna, the small town of Cotignola prepares to construct a large arena made out of bales of hay; it will host readings, performances and concerts. It turns into a big party but two trivial accidents, under similar circumstances, cause the death of two of the organizers. The victims encounter each other in a parallel dimension, where the boundary with the real world becomes increasingly insubstantial.
Even without the messaging, Mercy does not hold up as a movie. It's sloppily done and the mystery doesn’t tie together at the end.
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