Name : Bill Goodykoontz / Alias : Arizona Republic
"Morgan" . is creepy, and sometimes pretty smart. And sometimes not.

Name : Matthew Lickona / Alias : San Diego Reader
The point of things quickly shifts from engaging the audience's interest and/or intellect to merely keeping it stimulated and guessing.

Name : Alonso Duralde / Alias : TheWrap
Whatever its flaws, this is a rare genre movie that allows two women - both Mara and Taylor-Joy are coolly riveting, particularly when they're playing off each other - to take center stage in both the drama and the action.

Name : Tom Russo / Alias : Boston Globe
It's mostly when the younger Scott mines other influences and trends that his work falters, ultimately turning more predictable than he realizes.

Name : April Wolfe / Alias : Village Voice
Even if his film's plot is predictable, the younger Scott is returning the ensemble thriller to its roots with something far more important than an airtight story: compelling, well-drawn characters and the talented actors to play them.

Name : Tirdad Derakhshani / Alias : Philadelphia Inquirer
Pared-down, efficient, and easy to follow, Morgan dispenses with the long, complicated pseudoscientific explanations that bog down so many sci-fi movies.

Name : Michael O'Sullivan / Alias : Washington Post
If only the questions it asks were more involving, and not just philosophical window dressing on what is ultimately a fembot-in-a-cage action flick - albeit one with a nice bit of torque.

Name : Susan Wloszczyna / Alias : RogerEbert.com
Before the midway point, it is pretty obvious what the eventual outcome and supposed big reveal will be.

Name : Ellen Brait / Alias : Globe and Mail
Even I, a self-prescribed horror movie skeptic, found myself wrapped up in Morgan - I was invested in the characters, I (mostly) bought into the plot and even found myself embracing some of the gore by the end.

Name : Kenneth Turan / Alias : Los Angeles Times
You may start to wonder when the last time an ensemble this good was placed in service of a script this thin.

Name : Sandy Cohen / Alias : Associated Press
The predictable twist hampers the story's suspense, and the film doesn't dip beyond the superficial.

Name : Richard Roeper / Alias : Chicago Sun-Times
This is one of the worst movies of 2016.

Name : Chris Nashawaty / Alias : Entertainment Weekly
Scott's low-key sci-fi thriller zips along with a sense of creeping dread-at least until it sputters to a third-act twist that anyone who's semiconscious will see coming down Broadway.

Name : Kyle Smith / Alias : New York Post
A dull, listless, derivative chunk of celluloid lacking any spark or even basic storytelling ability.

Name : Stephanie Zacharek / Alias : TIME Magazine
Morgan is an unassuming little thriller, nicely put together and engaging enough while you're watching, though its memory is likely to vaporize hours, or even minutes, after you've seen it.

Name : Allen Salkin / Alias : New York Daily News
A lot makes me uneasy about where biology and technology are going. But Great Scott! Is "Morgan" really the best you can do?

Name : Adam Graham / Alias : Detroit News
Anya Taylor-Joy . plays the title character with a mixture of vulnerability and detached humanity that makes her like the world's most frightening teenager.

Name : John Anderson / Alias : Wall Street Journal
The film, directed by Luke Scott and laden with high-tech eye candy, should have been a lot more complex and psychologically interesting than it is.

Name : Katie Walsh / Alias : Tribune News Service
Ambiguity makes "Blade Runner" a classic; a lack of ambiguity means "Morgan" strays into a run-of-the-mill genre territory, despite its deeper ideas.

Name : J. R. Jones / Alias : Chicago Reader
Luke Scott is the son of Alien director Ridley Scott and shares with his dad a gift for staging scenarios in which institutional calm erupts into savage and exhilarating violence.

Name : Jeannette Catsoulis / Alias : New York Times
Mr. Scott creates a disappointingly skeletal Frankenstein story that entertains efficiently but vacuously.

Name : Amy Nicholson / Alias : MTV
Thanks to Morgan, we know what bedtime stories Ridley Scott told his kids.

Name : Soren Anderson / Alias : Seattle Times
Nicely done, Mr. Scott, nicely done.

Name : Liz Braun / Alias : Toronto Sun
It's not a terrible movie, but it is a lacklustre feature debut for director Luke Scott.

Name : Peter Hartlaub / Alias : San Francisco Chronicle
Scott's pacing, building an early foundation of uneasiness, starts to collapse as the script resorts to illogical actions in service of the plot.

Name : Jesse Hassenger / Alias : AV Club
It would be a stretch to call the movie any kind of feminist statement, but it does boast an equal-opportunity nastiness alongside its enjoyable stupidities.

Name : James Berardinelli / Alias : ReelViews
It's an attempt to wed philosophical science fiction concepts with bloody horror - a dubious endeavor that somehow works.

Name : Linda Barnard / Alias : Toronto Star
A mediocre sci-fi/thriller about a human-looking A.I. teen who can't escape her factory-installed features.

Name : Owen Gleiberman / Alias : Variety
Instead of developing its themes, it uses them as grist for an overload of "commercial" action.

Name : Sheri Linden / Alias : Hollywood Reporter
Until its letdown of a final stretch, Morgan is a gripping group portrait of menace and vulnerability, each punch to the solar plexus a burning question, timeless and of the moment.

Name : Rafer Guzman / Alias : Newsday
"Morgan" works as a reasonably effective sci-fi thriller - perhaps even more so if you've never seen a movie by Ridley Scott.

Name : Owen Gleiberman / Alias : Variety
Instead of developing its themes, it uses them as grist for an overload of "commercial" action.

Name : Jesse Hassenger / Alias : AV Club
It would be a stretch to call the movie any kind of feminist statement, but it does boast an equal-opportunity nastiness alongside its enjoyable stupidities.

Name : Allen Salkin / Alias : New York Daily News
A lot makes me uneasy about where biology and technology are going. But Great Scott! Is "Morgan" really the best you can do?

Name : Amy Nicholson / Alias : MTV
Thanks to Morgan, we know what bedtime stories Ridley Scott told his kids.

Name : Rafer Guzman / Alias : Newsday
"Morgan" works as a reasonably effective sci-fi thriller - perhaps even more so if you've never seen a movie by Ridley Scott.

Name : Linda Barnard / Alias : Toronto Star
A mediocre sci-fi/thriller about a human-looking A.I. teen who can't escape her factory-installed features.

Name : Tom Russo / Alias : Boston Globe
It's mostly when the younger Scott mines other influences and trends that his work falters, ultimately turning more predictable than he realizes.

Name : Jeannette Catsoulis / Alias : New York Times
Mr. Scott creates a disappointingly skeletal Frankenstein story that entertains efficiently but vacuously.

Name : Richard Roeper / Alias : Chicago Sun-Times
This is one of the worst movies of 2016.

Name : Peter Hartlaub / Alias : San Francisco Chronicle
Scott's pacing, building an early foundation of uneasiness, starts to collapse as the script resorts to illogical actions in service of the plot.

Name : Kyle Smith / Alias : New York Post
A dull, listless, derivative chunk of celluloid lacking any spark or even basic storytelling ability.

Name : James Berardinelli / Alias : ReelViews
It's an attempt to wed philosophical science fiction concepts with bloody horror - a dubious endeavor that somehow works.

Name : Liz Braun / Alias : Toronto Sun
It's not a terrible movie, but it is a lacklustre feature debut for director Luke Scott.

Name : Sheri Linden / Alias : Hollywood Reporter
Until its letdown of a final stretch, Morgan is a gripping group portrait of menace and vulnerability, each punch to the solar plexus a burning question, timeless and of the moment.

Name : Sandy Cohen / Alias : Associated Press
The predictable twist hampers the story's suspense, and the film doesn't dip beyond the superficial.

Name : Stephanie Zacharek / Alias : TIME Magazine
Morgan is an unassuming little thriller, nicely put together and engaging enough while you're watching, though its memory is likely to vaporize hours, or even minutes, after you've seen it.

Name : J. R. Jones / Alias : Chicago Reader
Luke Scott is the son of Alien director Ridley Scott and shares with his dad a gift for staging scenarios in which institutional calm erupts into savage and exhilarating violence.

Name : Matthew Lickona / Alias : San Diego Reader
The point of things quickly shifts from engaging the audience's interest and/or intellect to merely keeping it stimulated and guessing.

Name : Susan Wloszczyna / Alias : RogerEbert.com
Before the midway point, it is pretty obvious what the eventual outcome and supposed big reveal will be.

Name : Bill Goodykoontz / Alias : Arizona Republic
"Morgan" . is creepy, and sometimes pretty smart. And sometimes not.

Name : Katie Walsh / Alias : Tribune News Service
Ambiguity makes "Blade Runner" a classic; a lack of ambiguity means "Morgan" strays into a run-of-the-mill genre territory, despite its deeper ideas.

Name : Chris Nashawaty / Alias : Entertainment Weekly
Scott's low-key sci-fi thriller zips along with a sense of creeping dread-at least until it sputters to a third-act twist that anyone who's semiconscious will see coming down Broadway.

Name : Adam Graham / Alias : Detroit News
Anya Taylor-Joy . plays the title character with a mixture of vulnerability and detached humanity that makes her like the world's most frightening teenager.

Name : Michael O'Sullivan / Alias : Washington Post
If only the questions it asks were more involving, and not just philosophical window dressing on what is ultimately a fembot-in-a-cage action flick - albeit one with a nice bit of torque.

Name : Kenneth Turan / Alias : Los Angeles Times
You may start to wonder when the last time an ensemble this good was placed in service of a script this thin.

Name : April Wolfe / Alias : Village Voice
Even if his film's plot is predictable, the younger Scott is returning the ensemble thriller to its roots with something far more important than an airtight story: compelling, well-drawn characters and the talented actors to play them.

Name : Soren Anderson / Alias : Seattle Times
Nicely done, Mr. Scott, nicely done.

Name : John Anderson / Alias : Wall Street Journal
The film, directed by Luke Scott and laden with high-tech eye candy, should have been a lot more complex and psychologically interesting than it is.

Name : Alonso Duralde / Alias : TheWrap
Whatever its flaws, this is a rare genre movie that allows two women - both Mara and Taylor-Joy are coolly riveting, particularly when they're playing off each other - to take center stage in both the drama and the action.

Name : Tirdad Derakhshani / Alias : Philadelphia Inquirer
Pared-down, efficient, and easy to follow, Morgan dispenses with the long, complicated pseudoscientific explanations that bog down so many sci-fi movies.

Name : Ellen Brait / Alias : Globe and Mail
Even I, a self-prescribed horror movie skeptic, found myself wrapped up in Morgan - I was invested in the characters, I (mostly) bought into the plot and even found myself embracing some of the gore by the end.