In 2022, most people have some element of a smart house in their home, whether it’s a virtual assistant or smart electronics. But what if there was a whole house made up of smart tech and 3D printed elements inside that heeded to your every whim? And what if, for some reason, it wanted to kill you? That’s the plot of Margaux, a film that has an incredibly interesting concept, with an execution that falls fatally flat.
In Margaux, a group of smart college kids head out on break with each other at a smart house, whose AI is named Margaux. Each room caters to their favorite things: social media, food, and there’s even a room dedicated to sexual experimentation. For some context, in the opening scene of the movie, a couple were going to use out hollowed oranges for sexual purposes. When they finally settle down in their room in Margaux, there is a plate of hallowed-oranges waiting for them–for sexing, apparently. It may be the funniest thing committed to film in decades. There is also Hannah, who has no social media and refuses to download the Margaux app to her phone. After meeting the characters, it becomes very obvious how each story for each of them will play out because you’ve seen this movie before.