Finch Review: 6 Ups & 4 Downs

5. It's A Refreshingly Understated Post-Apocalyptic Movie

Though the presence of Tom Hanks and the film's glossy presentation might suggest an epic survival movie filled with perilous set-pieces and action sequences, Finch really isn't that movie at all.

Strip away the slick aesthetic and this is a surprisingly intimate, human movie with plenty of scenes that involve nothing more than Finch talking to a robot about his life.

Most of the movie's best scenes are such, actually, and rather than feel the typical pressure to amp up the peril and keep the Plot moving, the script invests far more in its title character and is all the better for it.

It's rare that a film this evidently expensive is this uninterested in telling a winding, convoluted story, but it's a major breath of fresh air and hopefully something audiences will embrace.

If so many movies strain under the weight of having to introduce a new incident every 10-15 minutes in an attempt to maintain viewer attention, Finch achieves it through captivating dialogue rather than generic adventuring.