Netflix is ​​now streaming a killer AI horror movie that’s like M3GAN’s twisted sister

Finding things on Netflix that are worth your time is often more work than it’s worth. The recommendations Netflix’s algorithm shows you aren’t necessarily the ones you might like the most, but if you don’t rely on the algorithm, there aren’t many alternatives.

However, if you are looking for something great, we recommend you take a look Submissiveness on Netflix. In the film, Megan Fox plays an AI servant who slowly gains consciousness and decides she wants the undivided attention of her male owner. Here are four reasons why it’s worth taking a look.

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It’s a reminder that Megan Fox is fascinating in the right role

For a variety of reasons, few of which had anything to do with her behavior, Megan Fox gained a reputation early in her career as being beautiful but a pretty terrible actress. However, in recent years she has repeatedly managed to refute this reputation, which does not mean that she will ever win an Oscar.

In SubmissivenessHowever, she is perfect for a role similar to the one she took on Jennifer’s body. Her beauty is a weapon that captivates those who come into her orbit, and it is this very beauty that makes her so dangerous. It’s a role that undermines her own image, and Fox uses it to her advantage quite effectively in the film.

It’s really frightening

The back half of Submissiveness puts the film into full-on horror mode and manages to deliver some real scares from the emerging power of the AI ​​character. AI is intimidating, but not inherently scary like, say, a ghost or a demon.

And as Fox embodies, this AI is definitely meant to attract more than it repulses. Still, the film knows when to go into menacing mode, and it also understands that something can be both ridiculous and frightening at the same time. Think about it Submissiveness as M3GANis the slightly less brazen older sister who still wants to control her human owners… at all costs.

“Subservience” has a certain B-movie feel to it

The worst thing a film can be is uncertainty about what it is. Fortunately, Submissiveness understands that its main attractions are familiar, and it takes its premise and does some wonderfully outlandish things with it. This movie is a lot of fun, but it’s not Ex Machina and it understands that it can still be worth seeing without claiming to be first-class art.

Instead, Submissiveness offers some more basic thrills, but those thrills have entertained audiences for decades, and this film knows how to take full advantage of them.

It is conventional in every way

The idea of ​​a film about an AI creation that takes on a life of its own and turns against its owner is essentially the opposite of new. Since HAL-9000, humanity’s biggest concern with the robots we build is that they would one day try to kill us.

Submissiveness isn’t breaking any new ground here, but because the film is a little schlocky, it feels like it’s playing with the conventions of a now-established genre in an entertaining way. The movie itself seems something like, “Look, you know what’s going to happen here, but that doesn’t mean we can’t have fun along the way.”

Submissiveness keeps streaming Netflix.