Ex Machina - 2015 - 6/10

Buzzworthy SpecFi (as opposed to SciFi) started irking me from the onset with numerous plotholes and logic leaps.
Hotshot programmer for mega Internet company wins competition for dream date week with the boss.
Turns out, what he really gets to do is test AI (artificial intelligence) on prototype robot with female face.
Dialogue driven tale, as boss - programmer - robot all play word games, maneuver, glean info.
High stakes office politics, ethical and intellectual, with a sexual undercurrent.
Several gorgeous outdoor sequences, notwithstanding, movie feels stagebound.

One is supposed to suspend disbelief, more so with futuristic fare. Still, this film asks for a lot of suspending.
Issues ( POSSIBLE SPOILERS )
Who can acquire so much acreage nowadays? Who is selling?
Vast, spotless complex. Not a roomba in sight, let alone janitor, guard, or most anyone else.
Random holes include: the alcohol crutch, power outages, team members (?), battery life, restraining gizmo.
Alicia Vikander memorable as bewitching Ava. Male characters - limitations abound.