Gattaca

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Summary: Again a film where the end is cold !!!
Review: I like this film because, i think the story is very good. I like the part of the film where Jerome swims whith his brother as far as they can and the loser is the one who is scared,[...]. The world of Gattaca looks like South Africa (before 1990's)or the United States, (before 1770's)the blacks could not work with the whites. It's a racist System, it's a crime against mankind. In Gattaca life is easy for "the perfect persons", they can become doctors, astronauts but for the "invalids" life is very hard they must sweep or clean the building of Gattaca.

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Summary: A good film, complex but very interesting
Review: I love the film. The story is very intelligent because it's a story about genoism (a strange form of racism). It's in a near future, so the technology is rather more advanced than ours. It's spectacular ! But sometimes it's quite difficult to understand... It's complex. But finally, it's a good film. A very good film !

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Summary: The better science fiction movie of the year 1997.
Review: Welcome to Gattaca is a very good movie with very good actors (like Uma Thurman). The story is very nice and we want to know the end of the movie from the beginning. There are no special effects like the other science-fiction movies but it's nevertheless a very nice movie. You must have this movie !
I think that it's the best science fiction movie of the year 1997.

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Summary: Don't overlook Jude Law in this cautionary tale
Review: One hallmark of a truly good movie is that it leads to other good works and such is true of "Gattaca". I have become an instant fan of not one, or two, but three of this movie's main actors. All have gone on from here to produce superb performances in better than most movies.

"Gattaca" combines what movie-buffs like me love most. An all-star, -- physically beautiful --, young cast, heroes, villains, brotherly love and rivalry, a struggle against government oppression and all set in a not-so-unlikely, not-so-distant disturbing future-world.

Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman, two of the best actors of their generation (particularly Miss Thurman), give superior performances. The two main stars had an obvious chemistry both on and off the screen (They married and had a daughter). Although not a block-buster, the film has enjoyed a cult following and is a popular rental.

This movie like all good science fiction relies on a good plot full of human drama that could just as well be set in present-time under slightly different circumstances. The backdrop, lighting and futuristic architecture and even the sound is spooky and eerie. I loved the formal dress everyone wore that more than anything else contributed to the future feel of the movie. The only distraction though is the presence of automobiles that look too much (but don't sound like) cars of this time.

I found it impossible to ignore British actor Jude Law in this film -- particularly the second time I watched it. This movie was Mr. Law's first big break after doing numerous independent films as well as Broadway (for which he earned a Tony nomination). Mr. Law's character is pivotal to the storyline, and his eventual demise is a heartbreaking subplot to the main story. You may not at first recognize him, but you will recall his other subsequent roles in "A.I", Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, and "The Talented Mr. Ripley" in which he plays Matt Damon's love interest.

More recently he has made "Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow" starring opposite Gwyneth Paltrow. That movie is next on my list.


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Summary: A "Must Own" for Sci Fi Lovers
Review: Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman, Gore Vidal and especially Jude Law all shine in this low key sci fi drama set in the not too distant future. Two trends that are now really beginning to unfold have reached their full fruition: 1) genetic engineering has reached the level where it is available "over the counter"; and 2) society has completely split into a privledged and unprivledged caste system, based almost entirely on the genetic quotient.

But what happens when a genetically inferior person has the motivation and determination to enter the world of the privledeged ? How can he fool all the technology, which identifies him with blood, urine and other DNA sampling methods at every turn ?

This is one movie you might not fully appreciate after the first viewing. Thanks to the brilliant and captivating performance of Jude Law, I watched the film again, then again. After about the fourth viewing, I decided this is a "must own" for my sci fi collection. Although the ending is bittersweet, it does satisfy, leaving a glimmer of hope that the human spirit will triumph.