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Review Summaries
"A company co-directed by Douglas Hall (Bierko) is about to go public regarding its virtual reality capability. With one's mind plugged into the system, a person may "inhabit" 1930s San Francisco, where the entire city is reproduced and fully populated. The time and setting were chosen by Dr. Hannon Fuller (Mueller-Stahl), the scientific genius of the company, to invoke his childhood, but Fuller is murdered in present-day San Fran just after leaving a warming note for Hall in the 1930s. Hall wakes up with his mentor's bloody shirt in his bathroom sink, and when he plugs into the past to investigate, he finds other, less savory reasons that Fuller spent time there. Even more bothersome, a gorgeous daughter Jane (Moll), whom Fuller never mentioned to Hall, shows up. As Detective Larry McBain fingers Hall for the murder, Hall tries desperately to find the real killer as well as the secrets of the VR San Fran, where his techie buddie Jason Whitney (D'Onofrio) seems to turn up as a sinister bartender at the dance hall in which Fuller regularly hung out. Stylish but a little incoherent, this 2001 film tries to raise similar issues to the Matrix series, but even less successfully."
David Loftus, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Composition of Movie Actual chase scenes or violence - 20% Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzle - 50% Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
**Fantasy or Science Fiction?**
- science fiction story
Spying - Investigations
Yes
What is main char. doing?
- finding a killer (criminal)
Robots & Computers & VR
Yes
Plotlet:
- virtual reality movie
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- scientist
- business executive
Age:
- 20's-30's
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/medium straight
Body type
- average (man)
Unclothed?
- Chest
Events of movie makes character more...
- aggressive
- irritated
- sad
- tougher
- introspective
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- Very athletic
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- bald
Hair style
- bald (man)
How much in movie?
- 60%
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric:
Yes
- mentally ill
- obsessed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Hair color
- white/grey
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- average (man)
Ethnicity
- White
Sense of humor?
- Cynical sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average Intelligence
Physical condition
- average physique
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
- mean, arrogant
Setting
Earth setting:
- 20th century (1970's to Present)
- 20th Century (1900-1950)
Takes place on Earth?
Yes
In virtual reality?
Yes
Misc settings
- bar/restaurant
- lab
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Tone of movie
- fearful
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
Is this movie based on a
- book
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