High style and noirish overtones about mind control and brainwashing in corporate America. Nothing new there, so nothing new here.
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11/18/05
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Cypher (2002)
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Reviews Counted:16
Fresh:9
Rotten:7
Average Rating:6.1/10
Synopsis: Directed by Vincenzo Natali (CUBE), CYPHER is a paranoid sci-fi thriller that some have compared to the work of Philip K. Dick. Jeremy Northam stars as Morgan Sullivan, a computer programmer who... [More]
Starring: Jeremy Northam, Lucy Liu, Nigel Bennett, Timothy Webber
Director: Vincenzo Natali
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08/13/03
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04/29/09
It might be just another "DTV dump" title for Miramax, but I'd call Cypher (easily) one of the best direct-to-video titles I've seen all year.
08/01/05
...it declines into high-tech gizmos, whizbang hardware, and hairbreadth escapes, leaving the brain behind for the sake of sheer, overinflated thrills.
08/09/05
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10/01/03
An under-the-radar sci-fi action thriller...
10/15/05
combines industrial espionage with alternative reality in a satisfyingly mind-bending plot reminiscent of Philip K. Dick at his best.
10/28/03
I liked it during the scenes when something "cool" was being revealed on screen, but the moment that "cool" ended, my interest waned.
09/16/03
Kind of like a whole season of Alias boiled down to a 100-minute film.
09/15/03
Just like the spies' mission as they hunt for secrets and significance inside massive corporate databanks, [Cypher's] point is unclear.
09/13/05
...confounding...
07/26/05
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08/13/03
Natali can’t be bothered to fashion an actual human story around the perpetually buzzing toys and non-stop backstabbing and double-crossing.
06/19/04
Natali has crafted a clever, futuristic mind-bender that's both beautiful to look at...and cerebrally challenging with its questions about reality and identity. Not bad for a film made for the cost of The Matrix's opening credits.
08/17/03
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08/15/03
Northam is perfectly cast — with every swill of scotch he transforms from shy and retiring to the debonair sophisticate he has always wanted to be.
08/28/03
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