# Jenna Ortega’s New Sci-Fi Movie Turns Compelling AI Drama Into One Big Joke

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/jenna-ortegas-new-sci-fi-movie-turns-compelling-ai-drama-into-one-big-joke/
- Published: 2026-10-22T19:00:19+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-22T19:36:20+00:00
- Original publisher: Polygon
- Original article: https://www.polygon.com/klara-and-the-sun-review/
- Topics: AI, Entertainment, Film, Technology

## Key points

- Jenna Ortega plays an AI companion in a Kazuo Ishiguro adaptation.
- The review praises the premise and Ortega’s performance.
- Frequent jokes are said to weaken the emotional drama.

## Summary

Klara and the Sun, starring Jenna Ortega and Amy Adams, adapts Kazuo Ishiguro’s novel into a near-future story about an AI companion who forms a bond with a young girl. The review finds the film’s premise and emotional moments compelling, but argues that director Taika Waititi’s frequent juvenile jokes undercut its drama.

Klara is an “Artificial Friend” who is bought by Josie, a girl living in a polluted, overpopulated world where children undergo procedures to improve their intelligence. The reviewer praises Ortega’s performance and the film’s visual depiction of Klara’s glitches, but says abrupt tonal shifts keep the character and story from reaching their full potential.

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