Confusing and bizarre, but a unique portrayal of the not-so-distant future

Rating: 9/10 (8 April 2000)

Blade Runner is a strange movie to say the least. However, the characters are intriguing and well-acted. This frightening view of a future only twenty-some years from now is interesting and bizarre. Harrison Ford plays the "Blade Runner" Richard Deckard who is sought out by futuristic police to track down and "retire" renegade robots. They come back to Earth from human colonies where they are forced to work as slaves and are forbidden to leave under penalty of death. They are a danger to society and Deckard must keep them from interfering with everyday life on Earth (which isn't so normal anyway). It is a fascinating tale and it truly makes you wonder whether or not you yourself are human.