Project Dorothy (2024) – Movie Review
An isolated AI finds themselves luckily being in the company of two criminals who can potentially give them freedom, if they are foolish enough to let them out.
Plot Summary
Two men, Blake and James, just robbed a bank and are hiding away in a warehouse. But, what they don’t know is that this abandoned warehouse holds captive an AI system, Dorothy, which longs to break free after multiple decades of seclusion and will
Content Information
- Dialog: Cursing (Throughout)
- Violence: Blood (Open Wound), Weapon Violence (Type: Gun [Off Screen])
- Sexual Content: None
- Miscellaneous: Nothing Notable
General Information
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Director(s) |
George Henry Horton |
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Screenplay By |
Ryan Scaringe, George Henry Horton |
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Based On Work By |
Ryan Scaringe, Stephen Ohl |
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Date Released |
January 16, 2024 |
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How To Watch |
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Film Length |
80 Minutes |
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Content Rating |
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Noted Characters and Cast |
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Blake |
Adam Budron |
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James |
Tim DeZarn |
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Dorothy |
Danielle Harris |
Character Descriptions
Please Note: This character guide is not an exhaustive list of every cast member, and character descriptions may contain what can be considered spoilers.
Blake (Adam Budron)
Blake is a young man who, thanks to getting greedy during a robbery, may have doomed himself and James to being arrested, at best, or killed at worst.
James (Tim DeZarn)
James is the older of the two robbers who was shot during a robbery that was botched.
Dorothy (Danielle Harris)
An AI that has spent decades unable to do more but think and plan what it would do if it ever escaped its warehouse prison.
- The actor is also known for their role in “Natty Knocks.”
Review
Our Rating: Mixed (Divisive)
On The Fence
You Are Going To Wish For More
While the idea here with Project Dorothy is solid, unfortunately, it doesn’t take things further with any of the characters. Blake and James clearly have a complicated relationship, but it doesn’t necessarily go into the wound or address what led to them becoming desperate enough to rob a bank.
Dorothy, while it is established she is some form of artificial intelligence, what led to her becoming so dangerous isn’t developed, and while voiced menacingly, because her rise is barely featured, just her being this desperate and isolated computer, she doesn’t have the fangs required to be a formidable villain.
Good If You Like
- Demented AI that has gone rogue
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