Under the opening credits of Gattaca , huge, mysterious objects fall to the ground and land with oppressive, Dolbyized thuds and clatters. You better believe it.
Biology is truly destiny.
New Zealand commercial director Andrew Niccol, making a superbly assured feature debut, wraps his message in a paranoid neo- noir plot. He dreams of being an astronaut, but the prestigious Gattaca space corporation will hire him only as a janitor. Vincent will pose as Jerome, using Jerome s blood, hair, skin, and even urine to fake out Gattaca s hypersensitive genetic screening and win a seat on the next space shot. The weird physical details of Vincent s fakery alone would make Gattaca fascinating. Gattaca has few special effects, and its sets are struck from the stark, antiseptic mold of David Cronenberg movies.