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Morgan Sullivan (Jeremy Northam) is an accountant anxious for a more exciting life. He gets his chance when Digicorp hires him as a corporate spy. While carrying out his first missions, however, Sullivan keeps crossing paths with an enigmatic woman named Rita (Lucy Liu), who claims Digicorp is brainwashing him. Soon Morgan is questioning everything about his life, including his own identity -- making things increasingly complicated when he becomes a double agent for Digicorp's rival, Sunways.
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Empire Magazine Rated: 4/5 Dec 30, 2006 Full Review Ed Gonzalez Slant Magazine Natali can't be bothered to fashion an actual human story around the perpetually buzzing toys and non-stop backstabbing and double-crossing. Rated: 1/4 Jun 19, 2004 Full Review Neil Smith BBC.com Rated: 4/5 Aug 13, 2003 Full Review Mark R. Leeper rec.arts.movies.reviews Brian King's screenplay make this a fast paced science fiction adventure very much of the style of Philip K. Dick. Rated: 9/10 Jun 15, 2010 Full Review Felix Vasquez Jr. Cinema Crazed Wildly ill-conceived on-screen with a droning, derivative, mind-numbing, and incredibly bad film. Apr 29, 2009 Full Review Jason Gorber Film Scouts A bit too clever and precious for it's own good, it's a fairly decent yet predictable near-future thriller. Rated: B- Jun 21, 2007 Full Review Read all reviews

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isla s This is very much science fiction film (it reminded me of Johnny Pneumonic) although it also has elements of a spy film, with double crossing being a main theme. It features lots of futuristic technology/gadgets and artificially bright lighting, plus robotic sounding noises in the background. It also made me think of Men in Black, in terms of the memory wiping device in those films. It could be quite a disorientating watch, due to some of the visual effects. It felt a bit tacky to me personally - I suppose its spooky in tone but it felt a bit unoriginal and lacking. I didn't really buy into the main character, Morgan, which is a problem. I also think perhaps the film makers tried too hard to make the viewer feel worried or gripped about whats going on but the lack of plot depth and context, plus the mediocre visual effects meant it didn't work for me - I fast forwarded through to the end, which is a bad sign in general. It's no Matrix, suffice to say. I wouldn't recommend this film, no. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Most of the positive reviews are true. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Bill F Don't waste your time on this. Pretty mind-numbingly boring with awful dialogue and some seriously naff special effects. To repeat, just don't waste your time! Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/13/22 Full Review Audience Member A dull boring middle age's futuristic fantasy, it's budget but strangely enjoyable mystery that makes you doubt yourself haha. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Audience Member very good, time for a remake! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review r. r This movie is underrated. Needs improvements in VFX Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Morgan Sullivan (Jeremy Northam) is an accountant anxious for a more exciting life. He gets his chance when Digicorp hires him as a corporate spy. While carrying out his first missions, however, Sullivan keeps crossing paths with an enigmatic woman named Rita (Lucy Liu), who claims Digicorp is brainwashing him. Soon Morgan is questioning everything about his life, including his own identity -- making things increasingly complicated when he becomes a double agent for Digicorp's rival, Sunways.
Director
Vincenzo Natali
Producer
Hunt Lowry, Paul Federbush, Casey La Scala, Wendy Grean
Screenwriter
Brian King
Production Co
Pandora Cinema, Gaylord Films, Miramax Films
Rating
R
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 10, 2016
Runtime
1h 30m
Sound Mix
Surround
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