Impostor Movie Review 2002

When a movie is shelved for a year and a half, there's usually a reason. Earth in 2079 is dystopian and paranoid, and the neon-blue cave lighting makes it difficult to see. Which is not a huge loss. Talented cast is reduced to a collection of archetypes, including the usually solid Sinise as an elite military scientist accused of fighting (as a replicant) for the wrong team, namely, the sinister aliens who are laying waste to our earth. Citizens are monitored via spinal identification chips, yet a hooded sweatshirt and sunglasses are enough to shield public enemy #1 from detection. Tired sci-fi themes of soul and identity are not enough to keep things interesting. Adapted (and yawningly stretched) from a short story by perennial sci-fi source Philip K. Dick.

Distribution

Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 500 S. Buena Vista St., Burbank, CA 91521-1120, Toll-free: 800-723-4763, URL: http://www.bvhe.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 96 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Not-So-True Identity, Adapted from a Story, Books to Film: Phillip K. Dick, Alien Beings--Vicious, Aliens Are People, Too, Hallucinations/Illusions

Screenplay

Ehren Kruger, David N. Twohy, Caroline Case

Cast

Gary Sinise, Madeleine Stowe, Vincent D'Onofrio, Tony Shalhoub, Mekhi Phifer, Tim Guinee, Lindsay Crouse, Gary Dourdan, Erica Gimpel, Elizabeth Pena

Cinematography

Robert Elswit

Director

Gary Fleder

Music

Mark Isham

Other

Armen Minasian, Bob Ducsay, Abigail Murray, Nelson Coates

Producer

Marty Katz, Daniel Lupi, Mojo Films, Dimension Films