{"id":491426,"date":"2022-09-09T00:21:33","date_gmt":"2022-09-08T21:21:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/margaux-has-silly-fun-with-the-terrors-of-technology\/"},"modified":"2022-09-09T00:21:33","modified_gmt":"2022-09-08T21:21:33","slug":"margaux-has-silly-fun-with-the-terrors-of-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/margaux-has-silly-fun-with-the-terrors-of-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"#&#8217;Margaux&#8217; Has Silly Fun with the Terrors of Technology"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af3c24dc7653\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af3c24dc7653\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/margaux-has-silly-fun-with-the-terrors-of-technology\/#%E2%80%9C%E2%80%98Margaux_Has_Silly_Fun_with_the_Terrors_of_Technology%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;&#8216;Margaux&#8217; Has Silly Fun with the Terrors of Technology&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9C%E2%80%98Margaux_Has_Silly_Fun_with_the_Terrors_of_Technology%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;&#8216;Margaux&#8217; Has Silly Fun with the Terrors of Technology&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<pre><code>     &lt;span class=\"mx-1\"&gt;Yet another reason to skip Airbnb and stick with hotels.&lt;\/span&gt;\n&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;div id=\"\"&gt;\n\n\n\n                &lt;figure class=\"sf-entry-featured-<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a> \"&gt;\n            &lt;img width=\"800\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/margaux.jpg\" class=\"articlethumb wp-post-image\" alt=\"Margaux\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/margaux.jpg 800w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/margaux-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/&gt;                                    &lt;p&gt;\n                    &lt;span class=\"sf-entry-flag sf-entry-flag-creditline\"&gt;Paramount Pictures&lt;\/span&gt;\n\n                        &lt;\/figure&gt;\n\n    &lt;!-- START BYLINE --&gt;\n    &lt;div class=\"row align-items-center justify-content-center my-4 text-center medium dark-gray\"&gt;\n        By\u00a0Rob Hunter\u00a0\u00b7 Published on September 8th, 2022 \n        &lt;\/div&gt;\n    &lt;!-- END BYLINE --&gt;\n\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Technology<\/a> remains the epitome of the proverbial double-edged sword as the highs of invention and advancement are balanced out by a loss of privacy, physicality, and effort. From the super-computers in our pockets to the reality that nearly everything is at our fingertips, technology is awesome, until it isn\u2019t. A smart house, one where every whim is just a voice command away, seems cool, but what h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ens when it becomes smarter than you? &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Margaux&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/strong&gt; welcomes renters with a digital smile and a personalized room, but while you can check out anytime you like, your ass most certainly won\u2019t be leaving. While 90s kids will see this as the flip side of the Disney Channel\u2019s &lt;em&gt;Smart House&lt;\/em&gt;, those of us a few years older instead find a comparison to 1977\u2019s &lt;em&gt;Demon Seed&lt;\/em&gt;. But don\u2019t worry if neither of those references click with you, &lt;em&gt;Margaux&lt;\/em&gt; is its own thing, an amusing thriller that works better as a comedy than it does as horror.\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>A quick opening spills the beans on Margaux\u2019s modus operandi \u2014 she\u2019s the A.I. controlling a remote smart house that\u2019s apparently hot on Airbnb despite the lack of guest reviews. (See, they don\u2019t live long enough to leave one\u2026) After offing her current guests, we\u2019re introduced to six friends celebrating their impending college graduation who arrive for a weekend of sun, fun, and zeroes and ones. Nice guy Drew (<strong>Jedidiah Goodacre<\/strong>) has begrudgingly brought his social media-obsessed girlfriend Lexi (<strong>Vanessa Morgan<\/strong>), while Devon (<strong>Jordan Buhat<\/strong>) and Kayla (<strong>Phoebe Miu<\/strong>) are horned-up couple number two. Clay (<strong>Richard Harmon<\/strong>) is the drugged-up fifth wheel auditioning for the Fran Kranz role, and then there\u2019s uber nerd Hannah (<strong>Madison Pettis<\/strong>).<\/p>\n<p>While everyone else is enamored by Margaux and her weekend of wonders \u2014 the A.I. talks like Steve \u201cHow do you do, fellow kids\u201d Buscemi, the whole house is one big 3d printer, each room has been tailor-made to fit the occupant \u2014 only Hannah is hesitant and refuses to install the necessary app exposing her online world to Margaux\u2019s digital diddling. Her concern is soon justified as Margaux sets about trying to off her guests one by one for reasons unknown leaving the friends fighting for their lives and searching for the power button.<\/p>\n<p>The setup suggests <em>Margaux<\/em> is a horror thriller about the dangers of technology, but while those elements are evident (read those goddamn user agreements!), director <strong>Steven C. Miller<\/strong> wisely embraces the screenplay\u2019s goofier side. The script (written by <strong>Chris Beyrooty<\/strong>, <strong>Chris Sivertson<\/strong>, and <strong>Nick Waters<\/strong>) will leave viewers interested in logic, smarts, and answers out in the cold while those simply up for a fun time will most likely find it. Social media obsessives are lightly skewered, technophobes are rewarded, and barely competent CG runs rampant.<\/p>\n<p>What works best in <em>Margaux<\/em> are the tone, energy, and cast. Miller\u2019s return to horror comes after a long hiatus in the action world, and he pairs the two genres nicely here as survivors fight synthetic versions of their friends, bodies smash through glass windows, and nano-blood splashes the walls. The film moves at a solid pace, never overstaying its welcome, and the cast is <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> for the entire ride. The young television stars (<em>Riverdale<\/em>, <em>Grown-ish<\/em>, <em>The 100<\/em>, <em>Chilling Adventures of Sabrina<\/em>) do good work with Morgan being the film\u2019s MVP. Lexi seems like the film\u2019s most unlikable character from the start, but she quickly grows on you thanks to some terrific sass and pitch-perfect line delivery. <strong>Susan Bennett<\/strong>, the voice of Siri and Margaux, is also having fun and earns more than a few smiles and chuckles on her own.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a good thing that Lexi, Clay, and Margaux are as entertaining as they are because they\u2019re fighting against some truly questionable and underwhelming beats. The liquid metal CG is somehow less impressive than what <em>The Abyss<\/em> or <em>Terminator 2: Judgment Day<\/em> deliver, and while the budgetary gap between them is immense, James Cameron\u2019s films were made over thirty years ago! The film\u2019s back half also relies a bit too much on synthetic humans \u2014 big tech can be unsettling, but these human constructs are anything but. We get a tease of Margaux killing by way of room manipulation (think the likes of <em>Escape Room<\/em> or <em>Saw<\/em>), but it\u2019s quickly dropped in favor of people simply fighting. Again, Miller stages and captures the fights well, but audiences can\u2019t be faulted for wanting something more crafty from a smart house horror flick. The film\u2019s opening set-piece remains its best in that regard, and the kills that follow can\u2019t reach that same high.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell that\u2019s just fucking stupid,\u201d says a character after Margaux reveals \u201cher\u201d motive, and it\u2019s difficult to disagree. It\u2019s not alone, though, as other bits and beats fight for the title. You\u2019ll get no list of dumb contenders here, but the top spot undoubtedly belongs to our heroes who, upon finding Margaux\u2019s server room \u2014 the absolute brain, heart, and guts of her entire being \u2014 choose a convoluted option other than simply disconnecting\/smashing the hardware. It\u2019s a hair-pulling misstep that instead leads to a somewhat janky third act.<\/p>\n<p>Every house, old and new, has its share of imperfections and builder mistakes, and <em>Margaux<\/em> is no different. Miller and friends don\u2019t come out the other end unscathed, but they do succeed in delivering an entertaining time all the same. You\u2019ll laugh, you\u2019ll chortle, you\u2019ll wonder why characters aren\u2019t simply leaving out a broken window, and you won\u2019t regret your stay. Just consider this your user agreement\u2026<\/p>\n<pre><code>    Related Topics: Horror\n    &lt;!-- AUTHOR BOX --&gt;\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<div class=\"gray-bg p-4 border small mb-5\">\n<div class=\"row align-items-center text-md-center\">\n<div class=\"col-md-2\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/dca6f7118e64ea9aa6ef4f60221cfe7e?s=96&amp;d=mm&amp;r=x\" class=\"circle img-fluid\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md\">\n            Rob Hunter has been writing for Film School Rejects since before you were born, which is weird seeing as he&#8217;s so damn young. He&#8217;s our Chief Film Critic and Associate Editor and lists &#8216;Broadcast <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a>&#8217; as his favorite film of all time. Feel free to say hi if you see him on Twitter <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FakeRobHunter\">@FakeRobHunter<\/a>.        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<pre><code>    &lt;!-- START RECOMMENDED READING 1 --&gt;\n                                &lt;section class=\"recommended py-5\"&gt;\n            &lt;h3&gt;Recommended Reading&lt;\/h3&gt;\n\n\n        &lt;\/section&gt;\n            &lt;!-- END RECOMMENDED READING --&gt;\n\n\n\n\n&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"&gt;&lt;\/script&gt;\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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