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Jennifer Lopez's film Atlas was released on Netflix on May 24, 2024, and has received a lot of negative reviews from critics and audiences alike. Lopez plays Atlas Shepherd, the main character of the story, in a sci-fi dilemma between her mistrust and need for Artificial Intelligence (AI) to reach her goals.
While it is currently listed as the number 1 movie on Netflix, many viewers are criticizing the film for lacking production design and cheesy narrative tropes. A few audience members did admit that the intriguing narrative structure had scope, but pointed out that the direction and Lopez's acting did nothing to enhance the viewing experience.
What went wrong with Atlas?
Many fans and critics pointed out what they felt was disappointing about the film. The main concern was that the script was a weak one and that the storyline ended up being very unimaginative and predictable. Given that science fiction is a popular genre with a large fanbase, many viewers felt that the film had recycled generic themes and used them as superficial tropes.
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Some viewers also felt that the writing flaw extended to the characters as well as the plot. They believed that Lopez's character was intended to be shown as a brilliant and no-nonsense data scientist but came off as a whiny teenager who threw frequent tantrums.
On the other hand, many fans also felt that Jennifer Lopez did not contribute well to the character with her acting. Audiences found her expressions unnecessarily loud, emotional, and one-track. They felt that the actress did not bring any depth to the already wobbly arc of her character, thereby ruining it completely.
Some viewers have admitted that the basic concept of the story had scope to make a great film only if it had been explored properly. It now seems unanimous that the Netflix film disappointed most of the sci-fi fans who had been looking forward to it. It has been rated 5.6/10 on IMDb and has a shocking 19% on Rotten Tomatoes as of this writing.
Fans speak out about Atlas
Many viewers took to social media to bash the movie, calling it "insulting". Here are some disappointed fan reactions on X:
Another user on X shared a meme illustrating how Lopez and her acting in the film was very plain and restricted:
What is Atlas about?
Atlas is a sci-fi film about interactions between humans and AI, where a data scientist learns to balance her negative perception of the AI world with the fact that AI might help her in the end.
The cast for the film includes many popular actors such as Simu Liu, Sterling K. Brown, Gregory James Cohan, Lana Parrilla, and more, but Lopez has received much of the criticism for her poor performance.
The official summary of the film reads:
"Atlas Shepherd, a brilliant but misanthropic data analyst with a deep distrust of artificial intelligence, joins a mission to capture a renegade robot with whom she shares a mysterious past. But when plans go awry, her only hope of saving the future of humanity from AI is to trust it."
Atlas, starring Jennifer Lopez, is currently streaming on Netflix.
