Sat 1 May 2021 10.00 EDT
Casting Olivia Colman as the voice of a demonic AI is only the first stroke of genius in this sprightly animated movie, produced by Phil Lord and Chris Miller (
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse). As Pal, a passive-aggressive Siri-like program installed in everyoneâs devices, sheâs cranky, imperious and furious about being replaced by an updated model. âJust do what you always do and stare, slack-jawed, at the screen,â she says, witheringly, before her first act of violence: turning off the wifi.
Meanwhile, artsy teen Katie Mitchell (
Broad Cityâs Abbi Jacobson) is excited to leave Michigan for California, where sheâll start film school and finally âmeet her peopleâ. Her technophobic dad, Rick (Danny McBride), insists the whole family drive her, but the machine apocalypse ignited by Pal proves to be a roadblock along the way.