In a world where the biologically inferior are
literally second class citizens, a man tries to fraud the system in order to
realize his dream of going to outer space.
Honest to god, I have no idea how I dodged this
movie for so long. If someone drew up a profile of all the movies I've seen to
guess what else I've seen, Gattaca would be in the highest probability.
It has the right mix of high concept premise I'd be drawn to, stars who I'm
likely to follow, cult status, late 90s cable rotation, and Oscar fringiness.
In fact, for years, I probably just assumed I'd seen it because...I must've.
Maybe I confused it with Gothika? I really don't know how I missed it
for so long.
Oh well, problem corrected. Now I guess The Ewok
Adventure tops my surprise unseen list?
It's hard to find much I didn't like about this
movie. I like the dystopian world. The caste system based on life expectancy
and other genetic features is a great high concept conceit. It may not have
seemed like it at the time, but looking back, this is an ideal Ethan Hawke
role. A buttoned up Uma Thurman fits perfectly too. Supporting actor
weirdo/prick Jude Law is better than leading man Jude Law. This is well under 2
hours, which is a minor miracle, given all the worldbuilding. I also like that
this is really a murder mystery story mixed into this larger idea. This is in
that Equilibrium, Predestination, Moon, 12 Monkeys,
and even The Matrix mold of SciFi that doesn't get made enough and is
deeply satisfying when it's done right.
Does this means it's time for Dark City?
Verdict: Strongly Recommend
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