Rent Mercy (2026)

Routine Futuristic Action Thriller - Mercy review by GI

Chris Pratt takes on the nemesis of AI in this action thriller set in the near future with a story that has similar themes to the far superior Minority Report (2002). A crime ridden Los Angeles discovers a solution to its criminal problem by introducing 'mercy' courts, where an AI judge, believed infallible, acts as judge, jury and executioner. Alcoholic cop Raven (Pratt), a devotee of this new system, is soon to learn its flaws when he finds himself on trial for the murder of his wife. With no memory of the past 24 hours he's given 90 minutes to defend himself which essentially means for the run time of the film Pratt sits strapped into a chair while the AI judge (Rebecca Ferguson) taps into any CCTV, mobile phone or computer records needed for the trial and flashes them up on a screen. Raven basically investigates the crime through her. It's a gimmicky film prone to recreating computer game style footage which I find uncinematic. There's a couple of set piece chase scenes and Raven is eventually released to bring down the bad guy. It's cartoonish and totally silly. It's just another film trying to intensify the arguments for AI systems. A film that passes the time but is ultimately forgettable.