Film

Title: Companion
Director: Drew Hancock
Stars: Sophie Thatcher, Jack Quaid

When it comes to robots being given a rough deal, Companion is right up there with Blade Runner. As with the recent M3gan, Companion poses a question about the role of robots in our society, but where M3gan devolved into a simplistic string of killer robot set pieces, Companion sticks the landing, never abandoning its underlying themes. The only misstep is the announcement at the start about who kills whom. Sophie Thatcher is eminently watchable as Iris, caught up in a plot about which the less said the better so as to enjoy this proficiently composed thriller of reveals and hurdles. It kicks off with a group of friends arriving for a stay at an isolated mansion, whereupon schemes come undone and secrets are unveiled, all with a resultant and refreshingly banal body count as pressure mounts. With shades of Westworld and I, Robot (of course), Companion impresses with its intelligence and focus that would easily reward a second viewing.