Code 46

United Artists | Release Date: August 6, 2004

5.9	USER SCORE Mixed or average reviews based on 27 Ratings

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RichardS.May 1, 2006

As others have posted, this is a mix of Blade Runner, Gattaca, Cypher, Eternal Sunshine, Solaris etc - but it's nothing like as good as any of those films. The sci-fi elements are poorly developed and go nowhere. Everything is subsumed As others have posted, this is a mix of Blade Runner, Gattaca, Cypher, Eternal Sunshine, Solaris etc - but it's nothing like as good as any of those films. The sci-fi elements are poorly developed and go nowhere. Everything is subsumed within the central "romance". I use inverted commas as the relationship between Morton and Robbins is hideous. There is zero chemistry, which is hardly surprising since both actors specialise in flatlining performances (I really like Morton - I have been a fan since she was a kid in an episode of Cracker in the early 90s, but really, these shaven-headed, sleepy-eyed, dozy performances are getting annoying now...). The sex scenes between Morton and Robbins made me gag - since there is no chemstry or spark between the couple, and absolutely no sex appeal, it's hard to see them "get passionate" on a regular basis - it was all wrong. Don't get me wrong, this film could have worked, with a better cast, or more particularly, a different leading man. The sci-fi elements should also have been more clearly addressed. I should add I liked the soundtrack - very similar to Solaris tho not as good. The direction was also very good (though Greengrass' obsession with hand-held cameras is tiring), shame he couldn't tell a better story.… Expand

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tonyGreenMay 27, 2011

It's set in the very near future. That's just as well because the budget of this film clearly could not stretch to anything beyond a few small interior sets. Although the very near future looks very similar to today, for out protagonists theIt's set in the very near future. That's just as well because the budget of this film clearly could not stretch to anything beyond a few small interior sets. Although the very near future looks very similar to today, for out protagonists the usual dystopian restrictions apply. The back of the DVD describes it as a 'companion peice' to such films as Gattaca, Minority Report etc. For Gattaca, another very low budget sci-fi the comparison is *not* flattering. I guess the distributor is admitting it's not very good, but if you collecting the full set of dystopian movies, this needs to be filed on your shelf.

Not terribly thought-provoking, not at all erotic, disappointing all round… Expand

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HotelCentralJul 23, 2019

This is a film with sparse dialog and hardly any plot points and really very little to offer other than video clips of a modern metropolis which may be identical to Shanghai and vast stretches of desert which serve well as a metaphor for theThis is a film with sparse dialog and hardly any plot points and really very little to offer other than video clips of a modern metropolis which may be identical to Shanghai and vast stretches of desert which serve well as a metaphor for the bleak character of the film. I mean, I was twenty minutes into the film and still wondering what the film was about and now that I've seen the whole thing I'm wondering why anyone saw a need to put this on film.

Maybe it's a love story. I have a problem with love stories that do little or nothing to persuade me that the two characters on the screen see something really fascinating in each other and that's why it isn't just another one-night stand when they jump into bed and have what amounts to a one-night stand.

If it's supposed to be a cautionary tale about a dystopian future then it needs to work a lot harder than merely suggesting an "eerily possible near-future where cities are heavily controlled and only accessible through checkpoints." I mean, how do you fly anywhere on the planet without going through checkpoints? Gee, whiz. And by the way China instituted its "One-Child Policy" 25 years before this film was released and that made it mandatory for women to be fitted with an IUD after one child and to be sterilized after two, and violators of the policy were subjected to forced abortions and heavy fines. So if you want to talk about oppressive governments you don't have to look any further than yesterday.

Not a film I'd recommend unless sitting around for hours on end listening to the rain is your kind of thing.… Expand

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