Scanner Darkly, A
Scanner Darkly, A
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Richard Linklater continues his Rotoscope animation experiments (following 2001's Waking Life) with this jittery, thought-provoking sci-fi tale adapted from a 1977 Philip K. Dick novel. A Scanner Darkly is set in near-future Orange County, where Orwellian tactics prevail after the collapse of an outmoded drug war and the introduction of a highly-addictive psychedeli c upper, Substance D. The masses are hooked, including a narc played by Keanu Reeves, whose work-related habit results in a paranoid identity crisis. The animation is mesmerizing, the crackpot dialogue is pure Linklater, and the messages about drug policy failures and unconstitutional surveillance are not far off. Co-stars Woody Harrelson, Winona Ryder, Rory Cochrane, and Robert Richard Linklater---USA---2006---100 mins.

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