The Thirteenth Floor Movie Review 1999

Silly sci-fier with a confusing virtual-reality plot and a lot of visual effects. An investigation into the mysterious death of tycoon Hannon Fuller (Mueller-Stahl) leads to the realization that he lived in parallel worlds--one in the present and one in 1937. Exec Douglas Hall (Bierko) stands to inherit, which raises the suspicious of cop McBain (Haysbert), while mysterious femme Jane (Mol) shows up, claiming to be Fuller's daughter. And then there's Hall's colleague Whitney (D'Onofrio), who also exists in the 1937 as a barkeep with a very important letter. Not that any of this turns out to be particularly interesting.

Distribution

Sony Pictures Home Video, Sony Pictures Plz., 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232, Phone: (310)244-7306, Fax: (310)280-2485, URL: http://www.spe.sony.com, Remarks: Formerly Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 100 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Virtual Reality, Time Travel, Parallel Universe, Period Piece: 1930s, Technology--Rampant

Screenplay

Josef Rusnak

Cast

Craig Bierko, Vincent D'Onofrio, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Gretchen Mol, Dennis Haysbert, Steven Schub, Jeremy Roberts, Tia Texada, Alison Lohman

Cinematography

Wedigo von Schultzendorff

Director

Josef Rusnak

Music

Harold Kloser

Producer

Roland Emmerich, Centropolis Entertainment, Columbia Pictures