Crucially, Weitz grasps that the most unsettling thing about AIA’s real-world equivalents isn’t their alien novelty but the way they mirror human nature, revealing qualities in their designers and users that were present all along.

Afraid is better than expected...and it largely succeeds as a fun genre exercise. If only its aspiration to “say something” didn’t keep it from being pure dumb fun.

AfrAId is a poignant, artistic statement—evidence that humans are just as capable of mediocrity as the machines that will replace us.

Tries to become an intelligent AI horror but loses its way during the second half of the film. A great performance by John Cho does what it can to save the film.