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Gore Verbinski’s AI Satire ‘Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die’ Draws Early Pans Ahead of Friday Release

Verbinski presents the film as a pointed caution about generative technology.

Overview

  • The feature opens in theaters on February 13.
  • Sam Rockwell plays a time traveler who recruits diner patrons to prevent a world-ending AI.
  • In a new interview, Verbinski questions AI systems that mimic human creativity and says the topic now feels urgent.
  • The movie runs about 135 minutes and is structured in chapters that touch on darker contemporary issues, including a school-shooting thread.
  • Little White Lies publishes a strongly negative review criticizing the film’s tone, plotting and humor ahead of release.