Detroit Evolution

There was some pretty undeniable chemistry between Gavin and Nines, and though I'd managed to figure out who the culprit behind the murders was as soon as she showed up on screen, it was basically a nice piece of fanfiction brought to life, and I sort of wish the world-building and the later relationship between the characters were explored a little more.

This is how you use source material and make something amazing out of it! I enjoyed the game a lot and upon googling it, I found this gem. Its unlike most other fan made movies I've ever seen, especially because it takes two characters, that never meet in the original game, and makes something unique out of them. After watching the movie, I feel like I know the characters, and it accomplishes at what even big studios fail, character development and depth. We see the characters learn from their actions, we see their motivations and we can relate to them. Furthermore, the romance made sense, it didn't feel forced!

I recommend you watch this movie and then take a look at the other projects octupunk media has to offer, here I'd recommend seven deathly synths( also very interesting.)

The dialogue and relationships are well written and the actors are far beyond my expectations. I wish they made more! Moore!

When I watched this movie, I recently had lost interest in Detroit: Become Human, but this movie sparked new interest for me and made me a big fan again. I love the way the movie was shot and the locations chosen for the movie. The actors don't look like exact copies of the characters they're portraying, but the way they play them really fleshes them out and makes you instantly believe that they are the characters in that moment.

The script was well written and it's a movie that's enjoyable to rewatch (as I and many friends of mine have done so a few times). The humor stays funny and the sad moments still hurt after all those times. Add to that that it's a queer romance that includes realistic situations and feelings, and you know you have a good movie on your hands. (Especially since good queer representation is so scarce.)

The only thing that I didn't really like was the fight choreography, and even that I get in the context of the story. The characters that are fighting are both androids and thus would probably not get into messy situations, making it interesting to see what this movie's interpretation was of a fight between two androids.

Over all, this movie has a lot of awesome scenes and an interesting storyline, so I definitely recommend it!

This fan-film demonstrates the many dangers of basing a dramatic film on a video game. The characters remain stubbornly two-dimensional, the plot never progresses much beyond the limiting confines of the concept and the storytelling is basic to the point of total predictability. Somebody is "murdering" androids - but Detroit Evolution never even bothers to explore the ethical and legal notions behind how destroying androids amounts to "murder". How is it more than vandalism, especially in a world where androids are apparently reviled? In any case, the murder plot is so creakily obvious that anyone who has ever read a murder mystery will guess the outcome within the first ten minutes. Which leaves us with a sweet, but rather lukewarm gay romance between police detective Gavin and his android partner, Nines. The two leads are appealing enough, but there's not enough complexity to the relationship to maintain interest, even over the relatively short 75minute running time. Beyond the leads, the acting is pretty ropey, there's a seriously lame fight sequence and, worst of all, there's way too much talk and way too little action. (Could the original video game really have been this dull?)