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Code 46

2003
Romance, Drama
1h 33m
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Rated 27 Feb 2011
60
61st
Odd mixture of bleak futurism and romance. The sterility of the world the characters inhabit leaves the romance element feeling strangely cold. Combined with the Oedipal elements it doesn't quite work; I couldn't really empathize with these characters although I'm not sure if I was ever supposed to. Combined with an awful lot of not-much-going-on and the film doesn't quite work overall.
Rated 20 Mar 2011
57
35th
A muddled retelling of Oedipus that is extremely derivative of a number of films, including Eternal Sunshine, Lost in Translation, and others. The metaphors are incredibly heavy handed, and concepts like the multilingual dialog don't work. Very unfocused script, and, at times, it's nonsensical. But the cinematography is lovely, and the direction, though sometimes idiotic, has moments of brilliance. Would like to see the ideas in the pseudo-rape scene further developed - could be film of its own.
Rated 25 Jun 2021
78
57th
As dystopian science fiction, this picture comments on how immigration, corporate control, and caste systems could evolve into a bleak future. While it looks great (with futuristic sets via current architecture), the script falls short after the premise. Much like Gattaca used Hitchcock tropes, this film tries to revamp Brief Encounter to a sci-fi setting. But it fails due to the lackluster romance. Still, it gets a recommendation for having a cool mood & one of my favorite soundtracks ever.
Rated 08 Aug 2007
82
73rd
The Blade Runner influence is way too obvious. It's rather jumbled and unfocused. The attempt to create a futuristic atmosphere by having everyone sprinkle words from other languages into their speech comes off as very forced and contrived. The acting isn't that good. But still, I liked it. The melancholy mood (helped greatly by an evocative score) and intriguing premises (farfetched though some of them may be) pushed my buttons just right. Maybe I'm just feeling a bit generous right now.
Rated 31 Jan 2009
55
26th
The first forty minutes or so were too sentimental for my tastes and they tainted my opinion of the rest of the movie.
Rated 04 Aug 2009
81
84th
A rather unique but still subdued mix of Lost in Translation, Gattaca and some Eternal Sunshine. Some interesting sci-fi concepts and a romance doomed to fail... Sometimes you really just crave a melancholy love story taking place in a bleak world, and this one delivered.
Rated 10 Sep 2009
55
34th
I like that it's so subtle about the dystopian future it takes place in; the only bit of exposition is at the beginning, explaining what Code 46 is. It's an incredibly dreary movie though. Framing the story around the Oedipus tragedy doesn't really reinforce whatever message the movie was trying to give (maybe it was just trying to stir discussion on a government-controlled gene pool?), and just makes the latter parts of the movie very uncomfortable to watch.
Rated 05 Jan 2010
43
44th
Good. Yet another movie about a dystopian future where, in this case, people are segregated on a gene basis. But it carries it off with flair and some very unique takes on a single global community. Yet it wastes a lot of opportunities to exploit some excellent plot themes. Could've been great but still, Tim Robin is good in it. Recommended.
Rated 22 Feb 2010
2
16th
A big disappointment.
Rated 11 Mar 2011
39
30th
Love hurts and it is attached even after erasing. That we learned already from Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (next year). Code 46 repeated that. Unfortunately all scifi parts were forgotten since the story was numb and the mood very cold, without emotions, and the film has no pacing what so ever. It did not warm anyhow any more when Morton dropped her pants in the end.
Rated 06 Aug 2012
6
43rd
Although the plot runs at a glacial pace, and the chemistry between the actors is stilted at best, the inclusion of interesting thoughts, however haphazard, potentially make Code 46 worth a watch. I would have liked to see a bit more clarity on the basis for the technology selections, and definitely would have liked to see more emotive chemistry between the leads. The "Lost in Translation" vibe just doesn't work here all that well.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
55
53rd
More interesting thematically than emotionally.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
54
58th
Compelling. I want to see more of Winterbottom's work.
Rated 09 Dec 2007
66
21st
strange atmosfere
Rated 16 Feb 2008
65
13th
The script reads like teenage fan-fiction. Robbins looks like a fatter blank-faced Jerry Springer. The cinematography has more technique than talent, with only a few scenes that come off quite well. This would be a very vapid future indeed. Yet somehow this film is too mediocre to say it's bad.
Rated 19 Feb 2008
0
8th
A cold-ass bore
Rated 23 Apr 2008
43
25th
I'm a sucker for futuristic sci-fi, but this was simply tedious and unappealing.
Rated 27 Nov 2009
75
91st
ger; in einer welt in der sogar die genetische vielfalt überwacht wird, soll ein versicherungsagent betrugsfälle aufklären, doch er verliebt sich in die betrügerin.;
Rated 08 Feb 2010
61
20th
Very cold movie.
Rated 07 Nov 2010
14
67th
Good idea, a bit slow, bit too many flash backs/forwards (arounds). But I enjoyed it.
Rated 07 Nov 2010
15
13th
Not much too it a couple good future jokes. Not terrible but not engaging or exciting in any way.
Rated 01 Feb 2011
18
18th
A love story in a future where cities are only accessible through checkpoints? Sounds like a great premise for a movie! Make it happen!
Rated 01 Jun 2011
3
38th
Not the most original film (like FFD noted, it owes a lot to Blade Runner), but very well-made and distinct enough to set it apart from the pack. I'm a sucker for this sort of contemporary sci-fi, and Code 46 pushes those buttons very well. Not all of its thematic conceits (memory, fate, biotechnology, classicism, etc.) are developed in-depth, but they're each handled very subtly and interwoven into a compelling love story, so that the whole thing feels very organic. Very, very solid.
Rated 20 Oct 2011
40
97th
"A 92-minute, color-coded mood enhancer boiling over with provocative ideas and unsettling imagery." - Keith Uhlich
Rated 16 Mar 2012
90
72nd
i really enjoyed this dystopian look ahead from director winterbottom. loved the mick jones karaoke scene and natalie mendoza's small supporting screen time as well. favorite line: i miss you.....
Rated 29 Mar 2012
56
10th
It astonishes me that all you need to make a movie that looks like Bladerunner is to run around Shanghai with a video camera, which is obviously what Winterbottom did here. It's an interesting failure, not arty enough to be a mood piece, and too arty to be a thriller. It feels derivative and stilted, although Morton is great as always, and there are some inspired moments of filmmaking.
Rated 27 Aug 2012
39
31st
Derivative of a slew of other, better films, there were only a couple of vaguely interesting notions about what the future could hold. Mostly this relied on the Chinese and Middle Eastern locations and the semblance to a JG Ballard novel to stand in for the rest. Hampered by a leaden philosophical voiceover, a lack of chemistry between actors and a what-the-fuck rape scene Code 46 is a mess.
Rated 03 Sep 2012
60
20th
Sort of like a not-as-good Gattaca. Beautifully shot, but slow moving at times.
Rated 09 Nov 2012
20
8th
Government can erase your memories, and you can get infected with an empathy virus. Additionally, if you make love with someone who is too similar to you genetically, it's a crime. Oh and there is a very unconvincing love story. I'd probably have to watch it again to understand why the rules are as they are, or why she decided to report herself, but then again I'd have to sit through it again, so it's just not worth it. This movie just does not come together and seems haphazard.
Rated 04 Sep 2013
80
68th
Has its problems, including Cottrell Boyce's typical liability of a script, but Winterbottom's direction glides over all, as per usual.
Rated 30 Jan 2015
75
69th
Now I have some questions and they're wrong.
Rated 29 Jun 2015
61
30th
Lots of cool ideas but gets a bit too funky in the third act to pull it off entirely. A little too normal feeling to feel as futuristic as it seems to want but a little too spacey to feel verite.
Rated 30 Mar 2016
58
34th
I really liked the subtle world building, felt the melting pot of languages was a nice touch. Does a good job at making its environment believable. Unfortunately i didn't much care what happened to the people within that environment. Was it necessary to create such a world for such a mundane romance?
Rated 18 Jun 2018
46
16th
A dystopia takes place in today, wtf? A science fiction with 0 imagination.
Rated 13 Mar 2019
65
10th
I liked the music.
Rated 28 Nov 2022
0
1st
Beginning is just awful, extremely slow, a boring love story with no basis for the attraction, a dull magical 'intuition' premise, not a sci-fi one. Maybe it gets better after but I doubt it.
Rated 15 Feb 2023
61
19th
Very slight. Well-made, evokes a bleak sci-fi future, but there's not a whole lot to the story. It all plays out in a pretty predictable way.

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