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| Robert Pattinson | ... | Eric Packer | |
| Sarah Gadon | ... | Elise Shifrin | |
| Paul Giamatti | ... | Benno Levin | |
| Kevin Durand | ... | Torval | |
| Abdul Ayoola | ... | Ibrahim Hamadou | |
| Juliette Binoche | ... | Didi Fancher | |
| Emily Hampshire | ... | Jane Melman | |
| Bob Bainborough | ... | Dr. Ingram | |
| Samantha Morton | ... | Vija Kinsky | |
| Zeljko Kecojevic | ... | Danko | |
| Jay Baruchel | ... | Shiner | |
| Philip Nozuka | ... | Michael Chin | |
| Mathieu Amalric | ... | André Petrescu | |
| Patricia McKenzie | ... | Kendra Hays | |
| Ryan Kelly | ... | Rat Man #1 | |
| Nadeem Umar-Khitab | ... | Rat Man #2 | |
| Albert Gomez | ... | Counterman (as Alberto Gomez) | |
| Gouchy Boy | ... | Kosmo Thomas | |
| David Schaap | ... | Arthur Rapp | |
| Warren Chow | ... | Arthur's Attacker | |
| George Touliatos | ... | Anthony Adubato | |
| Jadyn Wong | ... | Cathy Lee | |
| K'Naan | ... | Brutha Fez | |
| Inessa Frantowski | ... | Woman Holding Rat | |
| Jonathan Seinen | ... | Man on Fire | |
| Milton Barnes | ... | Videographer #1 | |
| John Batkis | ... | Photographer #1 | |
| Saad Siddiqui | ... | Photographer #2 | |
| Anna Hardwick | ... | Photographer #3 - Jenn | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Paulette Sinclair | ... | Bag Lady (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| David Cronenberg | |||
Writing credits | ||
| David Cronenberg | (screenplay) | |
| Don DeLillo | (novel) | |
Original Music by | |||
| Howard Shore | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Peter Suschitzky | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Ronald Sanders | |||
Casting by | |||
| Deirdre Bowen | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Arvinder Grewal | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Joshu de Cartier | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Denise Cronenberg | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Chris Bridges | .... | special makeup effects artist | |
| Stacey Butterworth | .... | wigmaker: Paul Giamatti | |
| Stephan Dupuis | .... | makeup designer | |
| Paul R.J. Elliot | .... | key hair stylist (as Paul Elliot) | |
| Seth Rossman | .... | assistant special makeup effects artist | |
| Sondra Treilhard | .... | assistant hair stylist | |
| Dorota Zajac | .... | assistant makeup artist | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Jack Boem | .... | second assistant director | |
| Matt Coatsworth | .... | trainee assistant director | |
| Tim Cushen | .... | trainee assistant director | |
| Jonathan Gajewski | .... | assistant director | |
| Justin Gajewski | .... | assistant director | |
| Walter Gasparovic | .... | first assistant director | |
| Kevin Hennelly | .... | third assistant director | |
| Gerrod Shully | .... | third assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Ron Hewitt | .... | property master | |
| Jon Hunter | .... | graphic designer | |
| Michael Huschka | .... | assistant property master | |
| Marc Kuitenbrouwer | .... | construction coordinator | |
| Matthew Lammerich | .... | key scenic artist | |
| Patricia Larman | .... | set decoration buyer | |
| Jennifer MacDonald | .... | assistant art director (as Jennifer C. MacDonald) | |
| Shaun Martens | .... | second assistant art director | |
| Matt Middleton | .... | set designer | |
| Brad Milburn | .... | set designer | |
| Vicki Pui | .... | illustrator | |
| Farrah Yip | .... | art department apprentice | |
Sound Department | |||
| Jonathan Acbard | .... | boom operator | |
| Pierre Bariaud | .... | foley editor | |
| Nicolas Becker | .... | foley artist | |
| Rob Bertola | .... | sound editor | |
| Gavin Coford | .... | second boom operator | |
| Mark DeSimone | .... | adr mixer: New York | |
| Nicolas Fioraso | .... | foley artist | |
| Alastair Gray | .... | dialogue/adr editor | |
| Vincent Gregorio | .... | dubbing editor | |
| Wayne Griffin | .... | supervising sound editor | |
| Michael Miller | .... | adr mixer | |
| Michel Monier | .... | sound consultant: dolby | |
| Jean-Paul Mugel | .... | sound mixer | |
| Michael O'Farrell | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Michael O'Farrell | .... | supervising sound editor | |
| Julien Perez | .... | foley mixer | |
| Brandon Prodger | .... | adr mixer | |
| Olivier Roche | .... | sound mix technician | |
| Jean-Christophe Sabatier | .... | french dubbing recordist | |
| Ric Schnupp | .... | adr recordist | |
| Orest Sushko | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Gregorio Vincent | .... | dubbing editor | |
| Fanny Weinzaepflen | .... | sound re-recording mix trainee | |
| Tim West | .... | adr mixer | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Warren Appleby | .... | special effects coordinator | |
| Sam Hudecki | .... | motion graphics | |
| John MacGillivray | .... | special effects foreman | |
| Fiona MacPherson | .... | special effects shop coordinator | |
| Cameron Patterson | .... | shop supervisor | |
| Cameron Patterson | .... | special effects shop supervisor | |
| Daniel White | .... | special effects key | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Barb Benoit | .... | digital compositor | |
| Wilson Cameron | .... | visual effects producer | |
| Andy Chan | .... | visual effects compositor: Mr. X Inc. | |
| Joseph Cheng Chen | .... | tracking and layout | |
| James Cooper | .... | lead vxf artist | |
| Devin Dawkins | .... | digital artist | |
| Devin Dawkins | .... | visual effects | |
| Michael DiCarlo | .... | visual effects coordinator: on set | |
| Eddie Englander | .... | compositor | |
| David Fix | .... | senior systems administrator: Mr. X Inc. | |
| Naomi Foakes | .... | visual effects coordinator | |
| Vinay Goenka | .... | digital compositor | |
| Oliver Hearsey | .... | tracking supervisor: Mr. X Inc. | |
| Anna Joukova | .... | digital compositor: Mr.X Inc | |
| Lince K.F. | .... | digital artist | |
| Matthew Lajoie | .... | visual effects artist | |
| Jesh Murthy | .... | visual effects | |
| Kelly Noordermeer | .... | visual effects editorial assistant: Mr. X Inc | |
| Anna Pacchioni | .... | roto artist | |
| Alessandro Pantanella | .... | digital compositor | |
| Rahul Roy | .... | compositor | |
| Ian Spriggs | .... | senior character modeler | |
| Kamal Kumar Tiwari | .... | compositor | |
| Aaron Weintraub | .... | visual effects operations: Mr. X Inc. | |
| Matt 'Readyman' Whelan | .... | digital lighter: Mr X | |
| Owen Williams | .... | digital compositor | |
| Wojciech Zielinski | .... | visual effects supervisor | |
| Celine Zoleta | .... | production assistant: Mr. X | |
Stunts | |||
| Dustin Brooks | .... | stunt safety | |
| Chad Camilleri | .... | stunt performer | |
| Brett Chan | .... | stunt performer | |
| Lauro Chartrand | .... | stunt performer | |
| Colin Decker | .... | stunt safety | |
| Flint Eagle | .... | stunt performer | |
| Brayden Jones | .... | stunt performer | |
| Riley Jones | .... | stunt performer | |
| Angelica Lisk-Hann | .... | stunt performer (as Angelica Lisk) | |
| Regan Moore | .... | stunt performer | |
| Layton Morrison | .... | additional stunt coordinator | |
| Layton Morrison | .... | stunt coordinator | |
| Layton Morrison | .... | stunt performer | |
| Efosa Otuomagie | .... | stunt performer (as Efosa Outamagie) | |
| Dan Shea | .... | stunt performer | |
| John Stoneham Jr. | .... | stunt coordinator | |
| John Stoneham Sr. | .... | stunt performer | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Robert Archer | .... | daily grip | |
| Barrett Axford | .... | first assistant camera: "a" camera | |
| David Breeze | .... | gaffer | |
| Rocky Brown | .... | electrician | |
| Caitlin Cronenberg | .... | still photographer | |
| Patrick King | .... | crane operator | |
| Jasper Vrakking | .... | digital imaging technician | |
| Ian C. Harris | .... | rigging best boy electric (uncredited) | |
Casting Department | |||
| Christopher Richards | .... | casting associate | |
| Jane Spencer | .... | extras casting assistant | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Patricia Boulden | .... | costume supervisor | |
| Christina Cattle | .... | set costume supervisor | |
| Jennifer Evans | .... | costume buyer | |
| Susan Nycz | .... | costume truck supervisor | |
| Anne Peiponen | .... | extras costume coordinator (as Ann Peiponen) | |
| Alan St. Germain | .... | assistant extras coordinator | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Kevin Downer | .... | digital intermediate editor | |
| Karim El Katari | .... | color timer: Eclair | |
| Mary Juric | .... | assistant editor | |
| Vanessa Lafaille | .... | digital image coordinator | |
| Rui Martins | .... | digital dailies | |
| Dave Muscat | .... | digital intermediate assistant editor | |
| Sandy Pereira | .... | first assistant editor | |
| Emma Sanders | .... | post-production coordinator | |
Music Department | |||
| Amy Baer | .... | music preparation | |
| Jennifer L. Dunnington | .... | music editor | |
| Alan Frey | .... | music production coordinator | |
| Metric | .... | music performed by | |
| John O'Mahony | .... | score mixer | |
| James Sizemore | .... | music programmer | |
Transportation Department | |||
| John Ozlins | .... | transportation coordinator | |
| Regina Petrik | .... | driver | |
| Regina Popp | .... | driver | |
| Dave Wilson | .... | picture car captain | |
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"And a rat became the unit of currency."
I loved it, but it won't be for everyone. This is most definitely a midnight movie. It's a challenging and dense movie, not much of a plot, with the focus on lots of talking and long shots. A neo noir in looks and feel about corporations, capitalism, the future, rats as currency, and a highly philosophical, self-destructive corporate analyst of some clandestine organization simply called "Complex".
From the first shot to the last, you're always following Eric Packer (Robert Pattinson) in nearly every scene, so everything's seen from his perspective. It's mostly a single-location movie where Eric talks to random dudes related to his company or any woman in his white stretch cyber-pimped limo with an huge protest in the background. Oh man, it looks awesome and gets messed up over the course of the film. If you're a fan of David Mamet and Richard Linklater's works like Before Sunset, Waking Life, Glengarry Glen Ross, and especially Edmond (another great midnight neo- noir), you'll feel comfortable with the pacing. A lot of talking, one- takes, long takes, of people talking about very dense corporate details with not much sense that might go over your head in a first watch. It feels very much based off a play or novel where incredibly verbose characters pontificate about corporations, the world, and time in weirdly absurd conversations. But it's not a film where all those cinematic techniques are evident or shoved into your face, I just happened to notice he had been talking to a sweaty jogger of a mother who's also Eric's chief of finance while he had his prostate examined in his limo for 6 straight minutes.
Eric Packer is a cold, alienated, and highly self-destructive almost- sociopath who goes on about the philosophy of time, corporations, how the world works, violence, and any other topic. His character reminded me heavily of Patrick Bateman (Christian Bale) in American Psycho, just without all the 90s pop culture and music references. The self-destructive and hedonistic urges of upper class socialites is evident in most Cronenberg movies, and Eric is no different. The dude's bored with the world, disillusioned, and is a thrill seeker just so he can feel real while he spends most of his time in a purgatory-like limo. Like most of these heavy talking movies, the plot is sparse and it's just Eric wants to get to a barber for a haircut which hints that it's an absurd satire/comedy. He's adamant of making the trek in his white cyber limo eternally stuck in New York traffic over a whole day that goes into night instead of just walking across the street which would only take 5 min. It's almost an absurd comedy at times, like having his prostate examined in his limo by his personal doctor while talking to someone, or he and Benno (Paul Giamatti) casually shooting up an apartment and at each other with futuristic guns in the weirdest Mexican standoff. How he's so stubborn about staying in his limo even though some big, distractive "imminent scenario" is about to happen. How funny it is people related to his Complex company just happen to see his limo and jump in for a long convo.
Robert Pattinson is a captivating actor to watch, and the camera is transfixed to his face even when it's cream-pied later on thanks to an anarchist protester or "pastry assassin" played by Mathieu Amalric (Quantum of Solace, Diving Bell and the Butterfly). There's another famous French actor here with Juliette Binoche (Certified Copy, Three Colors: Blue) playing a highly sexual 41 year old "friend". This is a challenging role for Pattinson, not really for the character he plays of an upper class corporate man, but how he spars against highly experienced, well-known actors in very long single takes or one-shots. Actors just acting a lot in that stage-y way. These actors seem to come and go with not much of an arc between their characters except for a couple, as is the case with most of these heavy talking movies more focused on the journey (Waking Life, Edmond).
It's a bizarre movie, one that will require quite a few re-watches just to get the nuances of the incredibly dense and fast flowing conversations. Also, the rat protesters reminded me of eXistenZ, and the film works almost as a counter-point to that movie where instead of the anarchists, we're on the side of corporate.
I can see some people not liking the movie just because of the pacing and heavy talking nature of it, but being in love with such midnight stage-y movies like Edmond, or talky Richard Linklater films I was not as confused. The verbose conversations can only have been based off a novel. Samantha Morton as Eric's "Chief of Theory" talks about stuff you won't understand on first watch, and is emblematic of how the film's dialog gives more than you can handle, which is why I can see Cosmopolis being ripe for rewatchability. It's really an absurd comedy and satire at times with a pretty serious and cool ending scene with Paul Giamatti. People who were expecting Cronenberg's early body horror might be disappointed although there are some choice moments, but the film's definitely in his older speculative techno sci-fi style.
"My prostate's asymmetrical."