A Sci-Fi, Weirdly (A Scanner Darkly (DVD))

Member Name: raypdaley182

Product:	A Scanner Darkly (DVD)
Date:	29/08/08 (8 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: The way it looks

Disadvantages: The very complex plot

I'll start out with an apology there there isn't much substance to the review of this movie. Its because i found it very hard to follow but here goes.

I haven't read the book/story this is based on & the actual plot of the film is a bit difficult to follow but still very good. The whole filmed then hand drawn shading thing is brilliant. Keanu Reeves was pretty good, I loved Winona Ryder. Robert Downey Junior was brilliant as the paranoid doctor. Woody Harrelson equally brilliant as the stoner friend.

This is a society blighted by super addictive drugs that are being created by the company who is trying to "cure" all those taking that drug. The visuals of the film are done in a hand drawn style over the prefilmed content, it gives the film a very unique look that makes recognising some of the actors not an easy thing to do at certain times.

All in all, it was a very hard plot to follow but looked great. To sum up, its sci-fi, its weird, it looks incredible and it has a decent cast trying their best to explain a VERY complex plot.

Summary: Enjoy a nice wierd bit of S/F