questions... questions...

Rating: 4/10 (30 March 2011)

Is there a term for movies that egregiously rip off and badly recycle concepts that Phillip K. Dick nailed brilliantly half a century ago? Dick-lite? Cheap-Dick? Dick-on-a-stick? Does Michelle Moynahan have any other facial expression than that simpering little grin? Can't a fabulous actress like Vera Farmiga find better projects to showcase her talents? Is there an alternate universe in which you actually have to come up with a few original ideas in order to make a movie? Is there an alternative reality in which just being David Bowie's son is not enough to get a directing gig? (After the screening, in the elevator down to the garage, a couple had these insightful comments: Him: "Yeah, I kinda liked it. It was really great to see Chicago on the screen." Her: "Yeah, Chicago is such a pretty city." Him: "Yeah, it looked beautiful." When the best you can say about a supposed action-sci-fi-thriller is that the opening aerials were pretty -- you know it's in trouble. But hell, the masses will probably love it...)