Ayad Akhtar's "McNeal" looks to explore the interplay between personal ambition and artificial intelligence, yet ultimately falls prey to a lackluster script and unengaging storytelling.
Robert Downey Jr. delivers a confident performance as Jacob McNeal, a writer whose aspirations are overshadowed by a tiresome plot, diminishing the impact of his character's journey.
The play's ambition to discuss AI devolves into an exercise of frustration for audiences, reflecting more on the shortcomings of its material than on the depth of its subject.
The presentation, featuring elaborate visuals and screens, fails to mask the play's fundamental weaknesses, as even star power cannot redeem a fundamentally flawed narrative.
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