You can feel this movie’s attempts at Big Ideas about technology get weighed down by a dopey, nonsensical plot“Transcendence,” the directorial debut of cinematographer Wally Pfister “The Dark Knight” is a sleek, smart techno-thriller loaded with interesting ideas — until it stops being any of those things.Like a snazzy new laptop that immediately heats up and stops working, this exploration of our reliance upon technology — and how far mankind will subsume itself to its creations — seems great when it’s right out of the box. But by the end of two hours, you’ll find yourself wishing that first-time screenwriter Jack Paglen had taken his creation to a Genius Bar for a thorough de-fragging.

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