The Thirteenth Floor

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Bill K Spoiler alert: The following discussion gives away the ending of the movie. This film is well done and has something important to say. And not a single one of the professional critics seems to have gotten the point, a point that scientists and philosophers are taking seriously: Are we living in a Matrix-like virtual world? Serious scientists have, and are, conducting experiments. Serious philosophers are debating the probability of the “simulation hypothesis”. At present there is no way to refute the possibility. One of the features of a simulation world is that there can actually be simulated worlds within simulated worlds - nested virtual worlds. We see nested virtual worlds in this film. Had the professional critics gotten the point, they would not have panned the story as being confused, jumbled. The story is clear and well presented if you appreciate the logic of it, the possibilities. And is this not what good science fiction is about - the possibilities? The Thirteenth Floor is well done science fiction that explores a question that might hit pretty close to home. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/24/25 Full Review Ola G In 1999 Los Angeles, Hannon Fuller (Armin Mueller-Stahl) owns a multibillion-dollar computer enterprise and is the inventor of a newly completed virtual reality (VR) simulation of 1937 Los Angeles, filled with simulated humans unaware they are computer programs. When Fuller is murdered just as he begins premature testing of the VR system, his friend and protégé, Douglas Hall (Craig Bierko), who is also the heir to the company, becomes the primary suspect. The evidence against him is so strong that Hall begins to doubt his own innocence. Between interrogations by LAPD Detective Larry McBain (Dennis Haysbert), Hall meets Jane Fuller (Gretchen Mol), the estranged daughter of Hannon Fuller, who is busy with the shutdown of the new VR system. Hall then romances her. When a local bartender is murdered after he claims to have witnessed a meeting between Hall and Fuller on the night Fuller was murdered, Hall is arrested. He is released when Jane gives him an alibi. With the assistance of his associate Jason Whitney (Vincent D'Onofrio), Hall attempts to find a message that Fuller left for him inside the simulation... Rotten Tomatoes consensus reads: "Bad script and confusing plot undermine the movie's impressive visuals." Philosopher Slavoj Žižek called the film "much better than The Matrix". (Via Wikipedia) "The Thirteenth Floor" is a stale and a not that exciting science fiction film presenting the use of VR. It has a confusing plot and there´s no real dynamics with way too minimalistic performances from the main actors. There's not much that stands out, just the fact that Vincent D'Onofrio plays another evil character and that Gretchen Mol is quite lovely and radiant. "The Thirteenth Floor" is forgettable. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/23/25 Full Review Richard W This is a great movie ,fantastic actors ,great storyline ,extremely confused by the critics ,I'm seeing this way to often how the critics bash it ,but the audience likes it ,one of my more favorite movies ,please give this sci fi a chance the critics are wrong ! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/26/24 Full Review Charles S Kind of cool surreal atmosphere, but the acting is pretty wooden and it doesn't help the characters are written pretty silly Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 05/24/24 Full Review Sparky K Don't understand the critics' negative reviews on this one. Very stylish, very intriguing right till the end. A good ‘proper' sci-fi film! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/23/24 Full Review David G I've only just watched The Thirteenth Floor for the first time (almost 25 years after it was first released...crikey!). In the main, I can't understand the reviews from the critics, giving the film only 28% on the Tomatometer. I found the film to be entertaining, keeping my interest throughout, with some neat plot twists, very good acting, and a really good pacing & script. Also, the scenes were excellently portrayed, in my opinion. OK, the plot twists aren't the most original, but certainly, I still found them surprising. A lot of people, including both critics and audience in their reviews, mentioned a complicated/complex storyline, but I found it to be logical and well-presented. All in all, a sci-fi film well worth watching, in my opinion and the reasons given, I can recommend it. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/16/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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