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All reviews by user Date  Helpful Rating 0 out of 0 users found this helpful  Scanner scans society closelyPosted: 7/7/2006A review of A Scanner Darkly by Anonymous See A Scanner Darkly with an independent-film state of mind. It will get a limited release, which is for the best since itll be hard to compete with the summer blockbusters. And theres a reason for that. This film is more than just the bizarre visuals, this is something that you take in and think about afterwards. It is more of a close-up look at a heavily-monitored and drugged-out society - there is no actual plot or any major action scenes (and no Hollywood happy-ending, which is not necessarily a bad thing).
The dialogue is the best part of the film, especially from Robert Downey Jr. as Barris. Barris comes up with some of the most surreal and hilarious quips ever devised. Woody Harrelson as Ernie also has an excellent role, going from calm to violent in 2 seconds flat. Rory Cochrane has some great scenes as the burned-out Charles, which you will have to see to believe.
The scenes with leads Keanu Reeves and Winona Ryder often drag and tend to slow the movie down, but the film does pick up some speed at the end. A Scanner Darkly may not be about flashy comic-book heroes or handsome pirates, but I believe it should earn the term of sleeper-hit. Was this review helpful? Sign In 1-1 of 1 Per Page |
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