There’s plenty of thought provoking discourse and relevant commentary in our world surrounding A.I. This movie offers none of that. Atlas may not lend anything new to the conversation, but the unlikely companionship between J-Lo and her sentient mech suit save Netflix’s latest from total annihilation. This movie is set in the future, where mankind finds itself at war with a rogue A.I., who leaves earth vowing to one day return and end humanity. Jennifer Lopez plays a data analyst with a mysterious connection to the A.I., and must embark on a mission into space to save the world. The framework of this movie is not only formulaic, but it’s a little convoluted too. Normally, this would be a dealbreaker, but once the ultra-generic plot is set in motion, the movie shifts gears to become the buddy action flick nobody was expecting. Atlas Shepherd (Lopez) doesn’t trust artificial intelligence, but much of her mission takes place piloting a sentient mech suit (voiced excelle...