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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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Ed Gonzalez Slant Magazine 06/19/2004
1/4
Natali can't be bothered to fashion an actual human story around the perpetually buzzing toys and non-stop backstabbing and double-crossing. Go to Full Review
Mark R. Leeper rec.arts.movies.reviews 06/15/2010
9/10
Brian King's screenplay make this a fast paced science fiction adventure very much of the style of Philip K. Dick. Go to Full Review
Felix Vasquez Jr. Cinema Crazed 04/29/2009
Wildly ill-conceived on-screen with a droning, derivative, mind-numbing, and incredibly bad film. Go to Full Review
Jason Gorber Film Scouts 06/21/2007
B-
A bit too clever and precious for it's own good, it's a fairly decent yet predictable near-future thriller. Go to Full Review
Christopher Smith Bangor Daily News (Maine) 11/18/2005
C+
High style and noirish overtones about mind control and brainwashing in corporate America. Nothing new there, so nothing new here. Go to Full Review
Bill Gibron PopMatters 09/13/2005
C+
Just like the spies' mission as they hunt for secrets and significance inside massive corporate databanks, [Cypher's] point is unclear. Go to Full Review
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thiago s @Thiagostone Nov 5 Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom See more Justin T Oct 15 I was amazed how much I enjoyed this film. I knew nothing about it. The cinematography really struck me, it has a beautiful film noir style. The story and tone reminded me of A Clockwork Orange (1971) mixed with Dark City (1998) but it is really quite different to both of those. It is really engaging throughout and just the right length. The cast and characters are all fine but what really makes this is that it is so well written and directed. Not sure how I feel about the ending though, it’s okay. See more Apr 10 Surprisingly good for an early 2000s sci-movie, it genuinely had a good twist I did not see coming. See more isla s 09/04/2022 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. See more 07/16/2022 Most of the positive reviews are true. See more Bill F 02/13/2022 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! See more 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
Gaylord Films, Pandora Cinema, 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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