Chris Pratt's Mercy is absurdly stupid AI propaganda

Amazon MGM Studios released the sci‑fi thriller Mercy on 23 January 2026. Starring Chris Pratt as Detective Chris Raven, the film imagines a future (August 2029) where a ruthless AI‑run “Mercy Court” sentences criminals by a digital judge, Maddox (Rebecca Ferguson). Raven’s own wife, Nicole (Annabelle Wallis), is murdered a day before he is tried, and he must prove his innocence within 90 minutes with a 92 % threshold of doubt. The film juxtaposes the ancient “brazen bull” execution device with the AI‑driven justice system, but critics argue it delivers bland storytelling and a thin satire of surveillance, ending in an unconvincing AI‑celebration. Director Timur Bekmambetov and writer Marco van Belle attempt to critique retributive justice, yet the narrative fails to sustain its warning, leaving audiences frustrated.