Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook “Jexi” is a what-if movie, that sad brand of stale comedy that’s framed by a conceptually ...
The new evil smartphone comedy Jexi is a desperate mock-up of recognizable human behavior, but one key element rings truer than most Hollywood productions: characters are constantly looking at their ...
A shy man is remade by his phone's digital assistant in Jon Lucas and Scott Moore's comedy 'Jexi.' By John DeFore There should be an award for those actors, usually but not always women, who can ...
The new “Jexi” is a comedy about a smartphone with a personality – similar to the brilliant drama “Her” from 2013. This just-average flick isn’t nearly as enjoyable or, naturally, as original. You can ...
In Jexi, Adam DeVine plays Phil, a peak millennial who’s been addicted to cellphones for as long as they’ve existed. His new phone’s A.I., named Jexi, becomes hyper-intelligent and wreaks havoc on his ...
This review contains major spoilers for Jexi. In his recent New York Times op-ed, "How to Stop Superhuman A.I. Before It Stops Us," Dr. Stuart Russell, a professor of computer science at the ...
Whether in a dark theater or on the couch at home, smartphones are an existential threat to the movie-watching experience. Their mere presence promises interruptions and temptations for the easily ...
Adam DeVine is a dweeb who develops a relationship with his virtual cell-phone assistant in a comic trifle that's like a foul-mouthed parody of 'Her.' A dweeb strikes up a relationship with his female ...