It's not easy to make a successful sci-fi film that does not rely on a lot of special effects and a huge budget. This is probably why I had never heard of Code 46 before seeing it on the shelves at Hollywood Video. I'll be honest. I only picked it up because Tim Robbins and the girl from Minority Report (whose name I can't recall) are in it. That plus the fact that I've seen most of the movies at Hollywood. But I digress.
Right off the bat, I was entertained by Tim Robbins. His initial mind-reading scene is clever and entertaining at the same time. And then, instead of the moving lapsing into animated robots and blazing guns, it takes a page from older sci-fi works and becomes very much about dark, serious struggles, philosophical issues, and the blurring of reality with something that is not quite real. I thought the movie was quite well-done, Robbins was very good, and the feel of the film was quite a throwback to times when Sci-Fi was good.
I'd give it a 7.5/10, better than your typical movie by a few notches. Well worth a rent.
Right off the bat, I was entertained by Tim Robbins. His initial mind-reading scene is clever and entertaining at the same time. And then, instead of the moving lapsing into animated robots and blazing guns, it takes a page from older sci-fi works and becomes very much about dark, serious struggles, philosophical issues, and the blurring of reality with something that is not quite real. I thought the movie was quite well-done, Robbins was very good, and the feel of the film was quite a throwback to times when Sci-Fi was good.
I'd give it a 7.5/10, better than your typical movie by a few notches. Well worth a rent.