A Scanner Darkly (2006)
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Reviews Counted:166
Fresh:112
Rotten:54
Average Rating:6.5/10
Consensus: A faithful adaptation of Philip K. Dick's novel, A Scanner Darkly takes the viewer on a visual and mind-blowing journey into the author's conception of a drug-addled and politically unstable world.
Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
US Box Office: $5,281,537
Synopsis: Richard Linklater's adaptation of Philip K. Dick's classic novel is a challenging, mind-bending experience that cautions about the dangers of excessive drug use as well as the government's capacity... [More]
Starring: Keanu Reeves, Robert Downey, Woody Harrelson, Winona Ryder
Director: Richard Linklater
Reviews for A Scanner Darkly
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A futuristic morality tale using rotoscope animation to enhance the trip effect, offering visual stimulation but not enough satisfying engagement. Full Review |
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Too talkie to be legitimately entertaining, too dark to be wholly enjoyable and too muddled to be entirely comprehensible, A Scanner Darkly stands as a creative, if unengaging interpretation of its source materia Full Review |
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3/5 |
Linklater may have admired the novel -- I do, too -- but that doesn't necessarily make him the ideal director for this material. Full Review |
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a trippy movie that doesn't make it easy for the audience to follow. The story is complex and confusing and theanimation keeps the viewer from entering the tale emotionally or intellectually. Full Review |
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this dystopian paranoid thriller tracks addiction in all its highs and lows, and offers a dignified elegy for its misguided casualties. Full Review |
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The movie isn't for those seeking a run-of-the-mill Hollywood film and it can't be viewed with a trace of passivity. Full Review |
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4/5 |
I don't think the movie will appeal to a wide audience, but I could see it becoming a perennial cult classic, right up there with Repo Man. Full Review |
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Linklater never pretends that he has all the answers, but he asks the questions in such an interesting, elegant fashion that you'll be glad you came along for the ride. Full Review |
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Has more to recommend it than arty graphics--as befits a movie made from one of Philip K. Dick's most acclaimed novels. Full Review |
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Acabando por revelar-se bem mais complexa do que poderíamos supor a princípio, a trama deste filme nos apresenta a um mundo sombrio e ameaçador no qual a máxima "os fins justificam os meios" acaba atingindo dimensões assustadoras. Full Review |
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I think this is a film that would have been more effective as live action, rather than animation. Full Review |
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Destined to become one of those movies that college kids love to rent and smoke bongs with. Full Review |
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When the film is on track, it works; when it devolves into meaningless chatter, it simply drifts. Full Review |
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