Gattaca


Set in the future, when some lucky people are created in test tubes, while the schmucks get conceived the normal way. Our hero is a natural person with high dreams - he wants to be an astronaut, but his genetic origins condemn him to a life of menial labour.

So he makes a plan - and assumes the identity of a cripple 'Valid'. Things go fine until our heroine discovers his secret, and then there is a murder...

106 minutes.
Parental Guidance under 13 .
Thriller, Drama

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

Imagine wearing a tie at a time like this!
Imagine wearing a tie at a time like this!

Credits

Cast
Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman, Gore Vidal, Xander Berkeley, Jayne Brook
Director
Andrew M. Niccol
ScreenplayAndrew M. Niccol
MusicMichael Nyman
Sound formatsDolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound
Made in1997
Produced byColumbia Pictures Corporation, Jersey Films

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Ratings

Scale (Max)20

What the Critics say

Cape Argus
Gary van Dyk
5
The Cape Times
Wilhelm Snyman
15
The Star
Jay Carr
12
Die Burger
Herman Wasserman
15
Sunday Times
Helene Lee
10
TV3 Screenplay
Barry Ronge
14
TV2 Leon at the Movies
Leon van Nierop
16
TV2 Top Billing
16
SAfm Sunday
Alan Swerdlow
14
eye Weekly
Tom Lyons
5
Box Office
Shlomo Schwartzberg
5
Film Review
Ian Calcutt
15

What the People say

Internet
513 Netizens
16

Average .. 61%

12

Visitor Ratings

Scale (Max)20
Hannelie Appelgryn16
Robin van den Heever16
Robert Haynes16
Bruce Humphrey16

Average .. 80%

16

Visitor Comments

Hannelie Appelgryn: Plays havoc with your mind.......

Robin van den Heever: Brilliant Sci Fi Movie. Rang lots of warning bells.

Robert Haynes: Interesting, yet cerebral film noir. Not for the skop skiet & donder Starship Troopers crowd. This is a cautionary tale that relies heavily on the subtlety of the performances to carry it through. Hawke is good, for once, Thurman is good as always and Alan Arkin makes a surprising cameo. If you're looking for Independence Day 2 then miss it, if you're looking for a science fiction film of a more introspective nature then give this one a go... INTERESTING STUFF !!!

Bruce Humphrey: Sci-Fi/drama/suspense where genetic engineering counts for everything. The is a blood-hound ''Columbo'' detective on the prowl where the slightest trace of you or a blood test can give you away. Thought provoking.






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