After months of hype, Wally Pfister’s directorial debut, Transcendence, received a 19% “fresh” rating on Rotten Tomatoes. I remember looking forward to this movie when I first heard about it. However, my hopes quickly extinguished when I saw how poorly it was received by critics and how poorly it did at the box office. It grossed only $23 million domestically (though it went on to gross $103 million worldwide, surpassing its $100 million budget by a hair and making it a slightly profitable movie). That movie was not disappointing at all, but maybe misunderstood. It was slow (one of its significant gripes), but honestly, not any slower than Interstellar (which critics loved, made a ton of movies in the United States, and was released just a few short months earlier). I know I am in the minority when I say that, despite its limitations and shortcomings, which I will discuss, you should give the movie a chance.