The perfect mind game

Rating: 9/10 (22 December 2004)

This movie reminds me a lot of Blade Runner with its philosophical focus on memory. As a major Blade Runner fan, I have to say that this film is better. Set detail and design is every bit as good and brooding though certainly not as flashy. Even the cinematography is better in my opinion, and Blade Runner is certainly among the best. Overall, I think this film captures the film noir style better. But there's just much more going on in this film. There are so many finely crafted points that bear repeated watching better than Blade Runner. Its also comparable to the Matrix. I think the Matrix is a better fit to the game boy generation with more mindless action to keep those with short attention spans from losing interest. But if you really want to be drawn into a movie where every piece of it has a purpose this has them all beat.