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Directed By
Richard Linklater
Written By:
Richard Linklater
Cast:
Keanu Reeves, Winona Ryder, Robert Downey Jr., Woody Harrelson, Alex Jones, Rory Cochran, Mitch Baker, Sean Allen, Cliff Haby, Steven Chester Prince, Natasha Valdez, Mark Turner, Chamblee Ferguson, Angela Rawna, Eliza Stevens, Sarah Menchaca
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A Scanner Darkly (2006)
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Movie Review by Zara 
December 18th, 2008
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I didn't really like this film and I didn't really hate it either. I'm not a part of the Phillip K Dick fan club, but I do like Linklater most of the time and I was happy to see him working with Rory Cochran again.
I get the underlying meaning of the movie, but there's just not a lot of substance to it. We already know that big brother is watching us, we've been given a television show which mocks procedures that the Bush administration has already put into action in reality. This is no longer a dream. This is no longer frightening science fiction. Sadly, what was shocking and eye-opening to those who read Dick back in the day is just a average moment of Americans having their freedoms taken from them and most of the time with them stupidly, willingly handing them over.
The best part of the movie is - of course - Robert Downey Jr. For the obvious reasons (his personal history and his inhumanly graceful ability to act), which makes him a bit of a slam dunk in the film. Woody is funny as well and the two of them reacting to one another is fun in a childish kind of way, especially if you've ever had burnout friends like them, which I have.
But the just slightly present vision of a cartoon, these lines over the images that were filmed normally, is distracting more than enlightening to the tale. I don't find it more compelling because of the medium that they used. Most of the time I wanted to grab some Windex and see if I could scrub the picture on the TV clean. Perhaps I just didn't get it, but I can say easily that I liked some performances enough to give it a mediocre rating, but didn't like the movie overall.
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 | Lisa
Dec 18, 2008 10:04 PM
also wrote a review of A Scanner Darkly 
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| I actually watch this movie for the rotoscoping thingy, but 10 minutes in the novelty wore off and I was left with a substanceless movie, Downey and Woody played stoners, and did a pretty good job, and you'd expect them too given the amount of drugs they've done. |
 | Misty
Dec 22, 2008 4:31 PM
also wrote a review of A Scanner Darkly 
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| Funny, I went back to read my review and couldn't understand why I gave it 4 stars. My review basically says it was confusing and hard to sit through...but I liked it! LOL. I think I'm too nice. What do you think? |
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