Cypher (DVD)

From director Vincenzo Natali, Cypher (2002) is a twisty-turny, slightly futuristic Sci-Fi spy thriller which, as the name suggests, almost requires you as the watcher to decipher its deepest, darkest secrets. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Plot ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The scene is set with our protagonist Morgan Sullivan - an unemployed accountant stuck in a depressing marriage and an achingly dull suburban life, who in an uncharacteristic move attempts to escape the rut by joining Digicorp as an undercover industrial spy with a new identity of Jack Thursby. His missions seem simple and harmless enough - just travel to various ...  Read the complete review

As a huge fan of Cube, when I saw that this film was by the same director I thought I'd give it a try. The plotstarts off seemingly as a quite simple industrial espionage thriller but slowly it builds twisting and turning towards the finale, which I'm sure most people will not beable to guess at, at least not until very late in the day! Although the plot does twist and turn, the direction and script is good enough to allow the viewer to keep up with what is happening and allow them to wonder what is to come. As with Cube, the film doesn't feel it needs to explain the universe it takes place in. It is set on Earth at some point in the future, how the ...  Read the complete review

Cypher is probably my favourite film to come from director Vincenzo Natali, perhaps known best for the 'Cube' trilogy films - cult classics. This one however is a more conventional science fiction thriller. The story centers around Morgan Sullivan, a man who takes a job as a spy for a software company - digicorp. His task is to spy on their competitor sunways. But things aren't what they seem, especially once he meets Rita Foster (played by Lucy Liu). From there its a great ride of twists and turns, excellent filmmaking. Visually as well this is a very striking piece of film, with interesting set designs that defy its low budget. Without knowing the background of this ...  Read the complete review