Cypher Movie Review

Starring: Jeremy Northam, Lucy Liu, Nigel Bennett, Timothy Webber, David Hewlett

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CYPHER is a film directed by Vincenzo Natali (Cube) in 2002.

Morgan Sullivan has just been hired by Digicorp, a global computer corporation. He will have to change his name, work as a corporate spy and record speeches during conventions. He's soon contacted by Rita Foster who tells him that he's been brainwashed by Digicorp. Morgan will be then approached by another big corporation, Sunways, in order to work as a double agent and provide Digicorp with wrong information. Morgan suffers more and more frequently from severe headaches and nightmares and is starting to wonder whether he's Morgan or Jack Thursby, the new personality Digicorp tried to impose on him. Now, a third party, Rita's boss, wants Morgan to work for him, betray both corporations and finally deliver a special CD-Rom containing vital Sunways data.
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Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 20%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzle - 60%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%

**Fantasy or Science Fiction?** - science fiction story
Spying - Investigations Yes
What is main char. doing? - unraveling a conspiracy
Character operated on/altered? Yes
Kind of alteration: - given another personality/identity
If the enemy is a group... - big corporation/rich guy

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - spy
Age: - 20's-30's
Hair color? - brunette (Brown)
Hair type - (man) short/medium straight
Body type - average (man)
Events of movie makes character more... - tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - physically sick

Secondary Main Character
Identity: - Female
Hair color - red
Hair style - (woman) short/butch/lez
Body type - average (female)
How much in movie? - 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality - Chinese

Main Adversary
Identity: - an organization

Setting
Earth setting: - near future (later in 21st century)
Takes place on Earth? Yes
Big cities? Yes
Misc settings - bar/restaurant - lab
Kind of city - Beautiful sparkling advanced city

Style
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
Tone of movie - upbeat
Sex/nudity in movie? Yes
What kind of sex: - kissing
Any profanity? - Occasional swearing
Kinds of F/X - exploding bombs
If Soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE... - Orchestra/classical

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