Unicorns, matchstick men and genetic engineering on a dark and rainy night.

Rating: 10/10 (10 October 2002)

For me, taken as a whole, I consider this the best film I have ever experienced. No, I didn't say best film ever made, or the perfect film, but when viewed in its time, and even today, it conveys to me what "watching a movie" should be. Attainable, logical, entertaining, visual, aural, intelligent and repeatable. This is not a "Hollywood date flick" or a marketing extravaganza event of a film, which seem to be the standard to judge the recent industry, nor one of those obtuse "sepia & white" dubbed 16mm 'art films' that only makes sense when played backwards. It is just a great film. What more can I say?
An aside comment about the film itself, pertains to my treasured Betamax edition of the theatrical release, which includes Harrison Ford's voice-over narration. Usually these effects are campy and "dumbed down", but in this application, the attitude of both the main character and the whole film are reinforced and confirmed. However, as seeing a painting alone or with a placard of information about it, the focus is the work as a whole. And this is one true work of art.