"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.

When Kristi's mother commits suicide, Kristi and her husband Bryan head back to her childhood home out in the country to take care of her mother's affairs; selling the house and holding an auction. Soon Kristi starts to experience odd things, things that don't happen to ordinary people, and the presence of an old legend. Does it exist or is it all in Kristi's head?
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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