Movie review: Depp transfers his smarts into all-powerful computer in ‘Transcendence’

By News Staff

Posted Apr 17, 2014 7:48 am.

This article is more than 5 years old.

Johnny Depp stars in a new sci-fi thriller, and Christopher Nolan is one of its executive producers. Film critic Leslie James finds Transcendence eye-catching but limited.

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