Reviews

I went to this movie only because I trusted the name of Philip K. Dick. I think the story was good, although there really were quite silly plot holes. Nevertheless, I found this movie enjoyable as a Blade Runner fan. There were several references to the movie for a careful viewer: The "replicant" terminology (which appeared in the Blade Runner movie and not in the novel on which it was based on, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep), the hands and eyes of Olham that hinted his being a replicant are only some. But I am not sure if these are used very knowingly or just to sell better... Their amount makes me think the latter is true. The clues that Spence is a replicant are so numerous things become too predictable. But I should admit the ending is quite good. I read in one of the comments "how do they find the ship in 5 minutes?"... Well, probably it is already in the memories of the replicant, although he is not aware of it.

This is a wonderful film for anyone who enjoys ballet. The dance parts and practices are really breath taking, especially those of Baryshnikov. The story is not bad either; you can see how a ballerina feels when her life on the stage ends at the age of about 35, or one who sacrifices that life to have children but regrets that all her life. I think the film is really great, especially the ballet.