The Machine (2013)
Well this was quite a surprise. I already knew from trailer to expect something pretty, but this is actually a very decent sci-fi story.
The central robot figure is designed to look like one of the human characters, but the distinction between the human and the AI is a little different from how you might expect. Rather than being cold and unemotional, instead the robot is childlike.
There's a theme of innocence and corruption. The AI is being designed for use in the military, but the central researcher in charge of the work on the AI hopes to use the research to help his daughter. The villain of the piece is a director in the military facility who is concerned that the AI isn't being pushed quickly enough towards combat.
It's a story which could so easily have been cliched. While the villain seems a little one-note and not everything feels entirely believable, the central performances really pulled me in.
Just one more thing though. From early on there are scenes of various test subjects with brain implants being conspiratorial and these scenes don't seem to have sufficient purpose within the story.
B+