Cypher

Weird. And quite disturbing. However this films starts of very good and immediately grabs the attention, it kind of stagnated afterwards. Liked the idea and liked Northam and Liu, but absolutely hated the ending.

Nice premise that's well used. The twist in the end is seen from miles away and acting could've used some boost. Northam and Liu were good, but the rest mediocre at best.

A truly gripping film. Cypher tackles a new approach at the psychthriller and does so marvelously.

Good. Extreme corporate espionage is the theme of this twist-laden future thriller. Well directed, written and performed with a very satisfying conclusion. My only problem is with the veeery last scene, cringe-worthily 80'ish sentimental drop of poop at the very end which thankfully doesn't detract from an otherwise fine film but forced me to cut off 10 from my score. Recommended.

This was ridiculously over-the-top, like out of the comics. I half-expected the guy to wake up from a VR game. The acting was bad, trying-to-be-cool, led by Northam, who's in love with his own voice. Still, if you accept it for what it is, it is entertaining.

This is one you want to sit down for. AIf you like futuristic minimalistic sci fi tales, you gonna love this one. Great twisting story telling and scripting make this an interesting watch. That ,and some gorgeous cinematography. The acting by the 2 leads are standard but fine, and the pacing is excellent. A pleasant surprise! A definite recommendation!

"Total Recall" meets "A Scanner Darkly". Seriously, if there was any more Philip K. Dick crammed in here, someone would probably lose an eye.

The DVD sat on my shelf for ages but I finally got around to watching this and am glad I did... low budget, but used well, with real plot twists not the predictable 'twist' of many a much more advertised movie... but nicely you can work out the final reveal (and feel all chuffed that you did) if you pay attention to the clues. Much better than I would have guessed and well worth a watch as the slow build-up draws you into the mystery...

An unsuspecting, disenchanted man finds himself working as a spy in the dangerous, high-stakes world of corporate espionage. Quickly getting way over-his-head, he teams up with a mysterious femme fatale.

Should be called, "How to take an interesting idea and execute it poorly". It may have limited funds at its disposal, but that does not justify the transparent acting and plotlines. To be fair, the movie started out well, and hooked my interest. I could also see the director desperately trying to retain some cinematic 'style'. Still left me high and dry though.

Extremely beautiful cinematography. Surprising plot. I don't want to spoil any of it to anyone who'd read this review. Let's just say, watch the movie without reading anything about it first. There are lots and lots of plot twists, but it all makes sense in the end. I expected nothing and was very positively surprised. Loved the Matrix / Brazil / K. Dick / Kubrick vibes that were all over this movie.

A bit too "dream within a dream within a dream" but otherwise fantastic. Keeps you guessing in much the same way a time travel film does.

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Decent follow-up from Cube guy.

Not bad. Slightly reminiscent of Lem's Memoirs Found in a Bathtub, in a way.

Weird and in the end pretty cheesy.

Solid science fiction spy thriller that has a brilliant first half. I feel they went too far in making everything tie up in a satisfying conclusion, when in reality they could and should have done something more interesting that would have done the premise justice.

Totall Recall meets The Game meets The Matrix. Vincenzo Natali has always been very good with sound design, lighting, and camera work, with an odd dabble in special effects being his trademark flourish. Unfortunately this minimalistic sci-fi tale is a bit too sparse on concrete facts, with every ethereal element of the story tiptoed around a touch too carefully. The plot branches out like a probability tree left to grow wild, which is not very satisfying. Style over substance, not enough heart.

Visually beautifully filmed flick which is certainly more thriller than sci-fi. I think they went a little overboard on the back-stabbing espionage.

A taut, tense thriller with a well written screenplay and twist. Unfortunately, it's marred slightly by Natali's overuse of annoying directorial gimmicks that quickly seem like padding. Northam pulls off a convincing protagonist while the rest of the cast are unremarkable but not unlikeable. Overall, It's fairly mindless but enjoyably so.

Starts interesting neo-noir, near-future (William Gibson-esque) thriller but descends, becoming really cheesy.

Despite a pretty clever script and a solid acting job from the confused lead, something fell flat in the middle of the movie - execution and screenplay maybe? I'm a sci-fi fan but this didn't quite work for me :/

Gulliver's travels

Interesting premise that runs out of ideas and loses its way.

Great fun, though I ran most of it at 1.5x after a slightly slow start.

The beginning was AMAZING! You really had no idea what was going on, but you knew you were soon going to find out so you'd have to pay attention!! Gotta love the amount of 'twists' in this movie and the gorgeous cinematography. Also really liked the main actor plus the (sometimes 'Tarentinoesc') script.

Intresting premise and plot, badly let down by the ending.

Looks great for its small budget, but suffers from the young filmmakers love of style over substance.

Stylish and engaging low budget flick with some twists.

"Natali can't be bothered to fashion an actual human story around the perpetually buzzing toys and non-stop backstabbing and double-crossing." - Ed Gonzalez

Canadian film maker Vincenzo Natali, master of doing more with less, delivers us an excellent cyberpunk flick for a virtual pittance budget. At 7.5 million, Cypher is FAR more polished than it has any right to be. This paranoid conspiracy, near-future espionage thriller provides a continual stream of mindfuck moments. Expect your head to get jerked around so much that you'll need to check yourself for whiplash after watching it.

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The plot is ridiculous and convoluted. It is frequently boring with small sprints of action. There are a few good scenes sprinkled into the mix. The plot was far too absurd to get invested in. Jeremy Northam seemed frequently vacant and was mostly unconvincing. Lucy Liu was stiff, nearly devoid of emotion and underutilized. It did have a few memorable scenes and some cool settings but the story and dialog was nonsense.

very good movie

Another sci-fi Cartesian doubt film - in this case auto triple twisted.

One of the better myster films.

Lucy Liu earns 70 of this 75 all by herself.

(my score might be a bit mean. worth a go.)