Box Office
Flop · 0.9xBudget$60M
Worldwide Gross$54.7M
Mercy delivers zero wokeness (2/10) as a thrilling, apolitical sci-fi cop story with organic diversity, no identity lectures, and pure escapist focus on heroism and AI justice.
Mercy is a straightforward sci-fi thriller centered on a white male LAPD detective (Chris Pratt) fighting to prove his innocence against an AI judge system he helped implement, with traditional cop-hero storytelling focused on personal redemption, digital evidence, and high-stakes tension.
Casting includes organic diversity for a modern LAPD setting, such as Kali Reis as the protagonist's partner JAQ Diallo and other supporting roles like Jeff Pierre, without any race/gender-swapping, forced inclusion clashing with the narrative, or characters defined by identity politics. Themes revolve around AI's role in justice, surveillance, and human fallibility, but lack any progressive lectures on systemic oppression, patriarchy, or social justice activism; if anything, some critics decry it as pro-cop propaganda, highlighting its apolitical or even conservative-leaning entertainment value.
No creator interviews emphasize DEI mandates or norm-challenging; director Timur Bekmambetov and Pratt discuss technical and character aspects only. Reception shows strong audience approval (81% RT) versus critic disdain (20% RT), with zero notable backlash labeling it 'woke'—instead, praise for avoiding Marxist tropes underscores its pure escapist appeal unburdened by ideological intrusions.
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We evaluate media across multiple ideological categories on a 0–10 scale. Scores of 0–3 mean story-first, 4–6 have moderate elements, and 7–10 flag heavily agenda-driven content. Learn more about our methodology →
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