A Scanner Darkly
8 out of 10 While most reviews will concentrate on the animation, I really enjoyed the story... 5 minutes after the film finished, that is. Set in a drug-infested, total-surveillance near-future, it’s one of those strange movies that can frustrate you while you’re watching it, right up until the last 5 or 10 minutes when everything falls into place. The double-bluffing plot unfolds and you finally understand. As we walked away from the Tyneside , down Pilgrim Street, Wilka and I agreed it deserved a second viewing. Good stuff. The pseudo-animated, posterised style’s not bad either. :) P.S. a quick tip: do not watch the movie trailer — it gives waaaay too much away.