Impostor (2002)

Based on a short story by sci-fi master Philip K. Dick, Impostor holds considerable appeal for genre enthusiasts, who will instantly recognize trace elements of the Dick-based Total Recall and Blade Runner. Fortunately, derivative plotting doesn't detract from director Gary Fleder's capable handling of briskly paced action involving Spencer Olham (Gary Sinise), a weapons designer suspected of being an alien robot with an assassin's agenda. The year is 2079; Earth is at war with an alien race called the Centauri, and its dome-sealed cities are intensely monitored by the Earth Security Agency. A high-tech chase ensues between Olham and his ESA pursuer (Vincent D'Onofrio), testing the bond of trust between Olham and his physician wife (Madeleine Stowe). This marital subplot gives the film's twist ending additional impact, and Dick's recurring themes of lost identity and drug-altered reality are handled with adequate sophistication, while cool gadgetry and sharp visual effects compensate for the plot holes. --Jeff Shannon Amazon.com

Has some interesting twists, but well, whatever...

Perhaps I am getting jaded, but I rarely find sci-fi films that I like much. There is nothing wrong or ridiculous about this film: it is an identity question, where Sinise is apparently mistaken for a robotic baddie sent from mysterious aliens at war with Earth. He gets into quite an adventure, running around to exonerate himself and in the process revealing a pretty complex (and unfortunate) society. As is typical with PKD, you are not sure who the good and bad guys are, so the viewer is kept guessing. Alas, when I got to the end, I wasn't that surprised, indeed I kind of wanted it to end because I didn't feel I had entered this particular future with much enthusiasm. It is a pretty run of the mill suspense/thriller hard sci fi.

October 30, 2008

Geek versus doppleganger

An important government scientist is targeted by aliens
for being doubled by a genetic duplicated robot with a fusion
bomb in his chest.
It turns out that more than one duplicate could be running around?
Bobby Milktoast ( scientist) runs the fed security in circles with the help
of the ghetto black man.
It is another of Philip K. Dick's mind twister sci fi's
made into a movie.
I liked it... August 13, 2008

Surprisingly Good Movie

Although I am not much into Sci-Fi movies, this one was suprisingly interesting with an unexpecting ending. D'onofirio is just an amazing actor. He should've had the lead, but then again, it doesnt matter what role he plays, he alwyas manages to steal every scene he is in. Worth Watching even if you are not a Sci-Fi fan. April 7, 2008

Throw it out of the window!

I rent that movie with the best intention as i am fan of scifi movies.Unfortunately the sense that i got was that I was watching tvseries than a movie.the acting was rubbish,the plot was cheap and the special effects were a dissapointment.
stay away!go for the Arrival and for Capricorn One. March 16, 2008

Suspense/mystery in a futuristic setting

I had never heard of this movie until I discovered it by accident on the rental shelf. Less sci-fi and more suspense/mystery, the story follows a government scientist who suddenly finds himself on the run, accused of being an impostor planted by the enemy. Forced to rely on the help of strangers as much as he does on his own wits, the fugitive races against time to prove his innocence. A fully engaging story with an excellent cast and first-rate effects. January 22, 2008

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