movie review: a scanner darkly

it came out in limited release this weekend so i saw it last night at the ritz. overall, it's not a great movie nor a bad movie; it kind of settles in that nook of a movie that didn't meet its full potential. at the same time, it's supposed to be super-authentic to the book's word and spirit. it's confusing and disorienting, but that's what it's supposed to be. i think the saddest part of this movie is that there's numerous scenes in the movie that are unbelievable but they don't sum up to an unbelievable movie. keanu reeves, robert downey jr, woody harrelson, wynona rider are so well cast in the movie and fit their parts so perfectly.

ign posted the first 24 minutes of the film, which i think is really cool and hope to see more commonplace.

8.4309/10.0