Director: Wally Pfister
Starring: Johnny Depp, Paul Bettany, Rebecca Hall, Kate Mara, Morgan Freeman
My Rating: Didn't like it
Budget: $100 Million
Box Office: $103 Million (according to wikipedia)
I know that anything goes when it comes to science fiction stories but occasionally good sci-fi ideas escalate into all out silliness, and Transcendence is a good example of this.
The first 30 - 45 minutes of this movie are obnoxiously boring with honestly some of the blandest cinematography I've seen in such a big budget movie. Luckily, as the story spirals out of control the movie does get more entertaining, and the visuals get prettier. There were a handful of ideas that were intriguing, but for every one of those there were a couple of cringeworthy exchanges between characters.
There is better sci-fi, better filmmaking, better acting, better writing, and better cinematography elsewhere.