This movie clearly didn't want to take itself too seriously. Sadly, the end result is the greatest crime committed here is the 130+ minutes it stole from me and probably from others :-). Want to make a bad film? Keep it under 90 minutes.

In the first one, spending 130+ minutes with spoiled, cunning & narcissistic characters was bearable because of Harlan's nurse big heart. That movie worked and raised some good questions about success and old age, loyalty and family, about being dependent on others and such.

Here, watching Loggerhead Sea Turtles mate on a neighbouring island would have been a better watch. Ex Machine, albiet being a different type of movie, tackled the premesise of "stuck in a secluded location" and doing advanced science much better.

The only relief was Benoit Blanc civility and manners which was fun to watch against the backdrop of the general Hedonism of all the other characters.