a science fiction classic

Rating: 9/10 (3 February 2001)

Set sometime in the future and adapted from Philip K. Dick's classic Sci-fi story (Do Androids dream of electric sheep?). Harrison Ford stars as a retired Police Detective in metropolis like city. He is brought out of retirement to track down several renegade Androids who have escaped from a space ship and returned to earth.
Some excellent performance's especially Rutger Hauer, as the main enemy android Roy, and Harrison Ford. However this film is given some considerable visual style and creativity by Ridley Scott (Alien), every shot is filmed with amazing detail and the constant night-time and rain give the film a noirish quality. An interesting supporting cast includes Sean Young as Rachel, Darryl Hannah as Pris, and M. Emmett Walsh as Bryant and although the plot is a little hard to follow (hence the Harrison Ford narration the studio put in and was consequently cut by Scott for his Directors Cut). The visual style and special effects make it a science fiction classic
RATING: ****/*****