Stephen Galaida, Robbie Shapiro, Elise Adams

In a dreary, depopulated world where technology has been outlawed, a reclusive scientist named Walter secretly creates a self-aware android in his own image and names him Puzzlehead. Walter finds Puzz...( read more  read more... )lehead useful - as a project, his companion, his housekeeper, and most significantly his connection to the outside world. Like a child, Puzzlehead develops his own personality and self-awareness through his experiences, ultimately leading to a curious love triangle when Puzzlehead meets Julia, a woman whom Walter has yearned for but never dared to approach. When Walter impersonates Puzzlehead to pursue Julia himself, the android and his maker are drawn into a sinister spiral of passion and betrayal.

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Unrated, 1 hr. 21 min.

Directed by: James Bai

Release Date: March 23, 2006

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  • November 10, 2008
    Great idea of a man, his machine and the love interest they both share but the acting is a bit rough and the dialogue is flat.
    Not bad for an independant production of what is basically a long Twilight Zone episode.
  • August 28, 2007
    This small little film gives us an interpretation of what it is to be human from a robots perspective. Simple but very effective the low budget certainly holds the film back, despite being told of a world where technology is outlawed the film focusses simply on one man and his ro...( read more)bot. The performances are very restrained, so much so you can't help but wonder if the acting talent isn't the greatest, or if this is a technique to draw similarities between man and machine. It's slow and interesting, with it's murky grey cinematogrophy painting a view of a crumbling and unsettled society. The most wonderful moments in this film are when roles reverse. Man creates machine to be like him. As the robot advances in intelligence the man becomes frightened and soon tries to hold back the robot, who then becomes more human as he attempts to rebel which soon turns into jealousy and anger. Switching our sympathetic allegiances throughout the film is a tiring feeling, but one that clearly highlights our struggles and failings. More for people who are into film and don't mind a quieter pace.
  • September 6, 2009
    There's really nothing about this that works, to put it bluntly. The characters are lifeless and unappealing. The visual aesthetic is commonplace. The scenario of machine self-awareness (creation vs creator) has already been extensively covered, and this film does nothing to put ...( read more)a fresh spin on any of that. It also floats on a much too level plane, never delving into the abstract or the psyche that makes the inherently bizarre story worth while.
  • September 1, 2009
    was pretty interesting, but i wish there was more payoff at the end of the movie.
  • September 23, 2007
    I loved the ideas in this, but the execution wasn't so great. The dialogue was a bit patchy and having that guy acting 2 characters was too much.
  • August 31, 2007
    Many shades of gray and interesting questions; a topic to be explored in more depth, perhaps.
  • August 27, 2007
    Very dark and desolate, makes AI look like utopia.
  • December 12, 2006
    I wonder what this is about, i think ill see it!

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