a good sci-fi film for once!

Rating: Null/10 (5 April 2004)

there are too many sci-fi films out there with hardly any depth or decent plot. this film is solid with different things happening at a pace that is normal for the situations, but without stopping for the characters to explain things as we go along, which i hate. i'm fed up with p.dick short story conversions (total recall came out of two short stories woven together!)
the main actor in this film didn't play the main character right, his behaviour maybe strings the story along to make more twists and actions plausible, even reminding me of the star of 28 days later at too many points! when you're watching sci-fi you want intelligent characters, who are world-wise. maybe a symptom of reading too many 1950's novels, so maybe i am asking too much of my films, but sci-fi fans generally do tend to be above average intelligence and don't want their sci-fi blended with The OC.

we've moved on now, sci-fi is beginning to be understood by the mass audience i hope. this should rub off on the writers/directors/etc. you may have to satisfy your sponsors and studio timetables, but talk these things out first, get the scenes right, the attitudes, the tempo, surely it doesn't take that much more to make things incredible yet doable!
so, if you are a heavy sci-fi fan, like me, this is one of the only decent sci-fi films out there to be watched for enjoyment value, don't disseminate the film, just enjoy it!