Comments on: A Scanner Darkly: An Opposing View

by: Allison

Mon, 11 Sep 2006 19:03:37 +0000

ps: that’s supposed to be “no matter how MANY cool movies” Keanu manages to land the lead role in despite his suckiness (as an actor that is. I’m sure he’s a very nice guy, and he obviously has good taste in movies).

by: Allison

Mon, 11 Sep 2006 19:00:35 +0000

Forgot about this until just now. I saw the film and, though I needed a few plot points explained to me to know what was going on, overall I really enjoyed it, and thought the rotoscoping worked well with the story. I have to agree more with Tim on Keanu. I just can’t get into him, no matter how cool movies he weasles his way into the starring role of somehow. I suppose this was one of his better performances, but like you say, hard to tell how much of that is credited to those directing and tweaking the end results. The fact that he plays sort of a characterless character also worked well with his, well, inability to inject character into a role.

And then there’s Robert Downey Junior. He was the absolute highlight, for me, and without his performance I don’t think the movie would have held up at all.

Any deviations from the book obviously didn’t bother me, since I haven’t read it. My husband has read it, though, and he enjoyed the movie. He pretty much felt the same way as you did coming out of it.

I had more to say but it escapes me now.

by: Allison

Mon, 07 Aug 2006 19:48:55 +0000

Will do! …when I get to see it that is. The bastards just pulled it from theatres (already!) in the one town showing it that was close enough to us for it to be worth the drive. Frick. The wait continues…

by: Pop Occulture

Mon, 07 Aug 2006 05:25:30 +0000

Man I hate reading reviews of movies before I see them cause when I’m watching it, I feel like people are in my head telling me what to think about it - not literally, of course. You’ll have to let us know what you thought of it after you see it!

by: Allison

Sat, 05 Aug 2006 18:50:15 +0000

Thanks Jeremy! I’m going to see this tonight so you gave me some good things to look for, and a glimmer of hope that I might enjoy it after all. I’ll have to read Tim’s review again though, before I go. I find it best to approach any film with low expectations, but an open mind.

Having not read this particular PKD book, I have the open mind part covered, and I have a feeling my experience is going to be differing quite a bit from either of yours, so we’ll see.

Thanks to both of you in any case, for the well-thought-out and complimentary reviews.