A modern film noir

Rating: 7/10 (7 February 2005)

A very good film that is worth watching. It is dark and brooding with photography that makes good use of shadow and mood; rather film-noir. The storyline hints of 1984. William Hurt, Richard O'Brien and Rufus Sewell give commendable performances, but I think that Kiefer Sutherland, whom I usually like, was a bit over the top. His role as the slightly-mad scientist was not very convincing (perhaps his father would have been better in the role?).
One can enjoy the film simply from the standpoint of good entertainment, but it offers so much more as a social commentary on the battle between the individual and "groupthink".