Gattaca, 1997. A conventionally-born person hides in a society of engineered supermen.
Written & directed by Andrew Niccol. Starring Ethan Hawke.
Concept: C
Story: F. Lots of stuff happens which in a competently-written movie would be the elements of the plot, but in this movie, those things have almost no impact on the actions of the characters, and no consequences.
Characters: F. These characters must have been written by someone who's heard of human beings, but has never actually seen one in person.
Dialog: D
Pacing: F
Cinematography: B
Special effects/design: A
Acting: D. The actors seem as bored with this movie as I am.
Music: C
Enjoyment: F. Boring, and hopelessly in love with its own half-baked ideas. Niccol's idea of developing those ideas is to add more and more blunt metaphors, and not care that the movie does not work on a literal level.
GPA: 1.3/4
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