"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.

We live in a period with little affection and heads down facing a cell phone screen. These are times of liquid relationships that flow through our fingers but at the same time also imprison us. The old is gone but the new has no form yet.
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.
The film exhibits a respect for the craft and an empathy for human tribulations that have historically been ignored.
I was able to watch the gleefully mesmerizing Disney remake that was Robert Zemeckis’ Pinocchio. I was enthralled by Zemeckis’ iteration.
Despite everything it was capable of, all of these poor choices strung together amount to nothing more than a counter-productive film.
Complex relationships between mothers and daughters are far from a new concept, whether the strain comes from abandonment, beliefs, or trauma. In My Only Wish, an Incluvie Film Festival submission, Brenda Gutierrez’s take on her character’s maternal divide comes in the form of abandonment.
The sequel to the first film, A Second Chance: Rivals! talks about Maddy combating cyberbullying and racism.