We'll let you witness the slight twist of an ending first-hand, although we'll add that Google is careful to use a lot of Nexus 7 features that don't demand always-on WiFi: the search giant wants us to know that we can head to the boonies without the tablet becoming a paperweight.

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It's set in the present, though that wasn't problematic for me, and fitted with a crucial plot twist that comes to feel clumsy, plus an ending that provides all-too-conventional uplift.

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