Box Office: No Easter Resurrection for Johnny Depp's 'Transcendence'

Transcendence is a good film that aspires to greatness and falls a bit short. Jack Paglen's screenplay grapples with the always-relevant question of how far science can, or should, go toward creating artificial intelligence.

Transcendence is a good film that aspires to greatness and falls a bit short. Jack Paglen's screenplay grapples with the always-relevant question of how far science can, or should, go toward creating artificial intelligence.

UC Berkeley engineering professors Michel Maharbiz and Jose Carmena appear in the “Promise of A.I.” featurette for the movie, “Transcendence.” The researchers were technical consultants for the film, which opens in theaters April 18. The movie 

Sci-fi epic Transcendence is bombing in its Easter weekend debut, marking another major box office disappointment for Johnny Depp after The Lone Ranger and Dark Shadows. The $100 million movie is even losing to Heaven Is For Real, the latest 

Transcendence, the directorial debut of longtime Christopher Nolan collaborator Wally Pfister, asks that question on two occasions. Viewers would be wise to ask that same question of the film. On the surface, Transcendence