This film is based on a Philip K. Dick short story. As of late I've been reading his work (GASP!) and I was interested to see this film. With the leading roles being filled in by Matt Damon and Emily Blunt, I'm that much more excited to watch this film.
Matt Damon is David Norris, a would be senator, who randomly meets Elise. It turns out that this romance was never meant to be, and a whole secret organization is doing everything they can to stop their relationship from blossoming.
Likes - I enjoyed this film. I think it kept to the spirit of PKD pretty well, though not completely. I haven't read the actual story this was based on but I did read a lot of PKD. He is a master of making you feel absolutely paranoid. That paranoia was in the film but wasn't nearly as heavy as it should have been. I think the film makers were after making this a thrilling tale of love conquering all over a conspiracy theory film. Matt Damon and Emily Blunt both did well I think but they won't be winning any awards I think.
Dislikes - There wasn't anything in particular that stood out that I didn't dislike about this film.
Overall - This was a good film but not a great film. I enjoyed this film and I would recommend this to anyone looking for a slick sci-fi thriller. There isn't much replay value though. This film did stick with PKD's mastery of creating a world within a world but the feeling of paranoia that is PKD's bread and butter was a bit lacking. Nonetheless, good film. I just didn't get that overwhelming film of greatness afterward. 3.5 out of 5 stars.
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