A tapestry of lucid imagery, shocking twists and just a thread of B movie

Rating: 9/10 (3 April 1999)

Whoa, it's Keanu Reaves trying to act. Mind you, I'm not insulting the movie overall by saying that the acting in this film was consistently sub-par. But I guess that's the good thing about it--consistency. It was evident early on that the scratchy dialogue was purposely placed there. One could argue that their speech was a result of their society (watch the movie and find out what I mean). But then one could argue that dolphins taste like chickens. Worthy Sidenote: Laurence Fishburn tried his best.
At any rate, the acting never took away from any of the wickedly ingenious twists (and there were quite a few moments of those) nor did it infringe upon the brilliant fx and cinematography. What kicked me the most was how the commercials got me to salivate yet still only represented a portion of what was installed for me. Another reason I believed the "B movie" dialogue to be planned was that some of it was actually quite funny and clever. The comic elements would not have been possible had the film taken on the seriousness of Dark City. Overall, a worthy deal for the price of a ticket.