An animated adaptation of Philip K Dick’s sci-fi novel that is set in the near future in California. It reminded me of the darkness and conspiracy in Blade Runner; only this time the credit does not only go to the writer but also the director, Richard Linklater, for this brilliant presentation.
If you like the animation in Waking Life, you would be amazed by the improvement in A Scanner Darkly, which was shot like a normal movie before the 30-strong production team spent up to 500 hours to make one minute of the final animation.
It was good to see Winona Ryder in a quality movie again; Keanu Reeves played the same old character like he did in any other movies; Robert Downey Jr.’s neurotic character was by far the most interesting, and one that I would like to know more about.
cant wait to see this film in HK. Before sunrise/sunset are still on my top movies list..!
Yeah, I’ve got both of them on DVDs too.