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Cypher Reviews

2002

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From the director of 1997 sci-fi thriller CUBE, comes this equally forward looking tale of double-agents and futuristic spy rings. Jeremy Northam plays Morgan Sullivan, a bored, put-upon suburban accountant who dreams of a more exciting career. He becomes a company spy for huge firm Digicorp, he must secretly record sensitive .. Read more

Starring	Jeremy Northam, Lucy Liu, David Hewlett, Anne Marie Scheffler
Director	Vincenzo Natali
Genres	Sci-Fi/Fantasy

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- Security is tight in the personnel department at software giant DigiCorp as Morgan Sullivan (Northam) arrives for... read more on Time Out
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- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:16
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- - 28
  - 9
  Very, very clever film
  
  I was initially a bit trepidatious about viewing this, having read the negtive reviews it attracted at the cinema, but it was stylish, and incredibly clever - I... read more »
  
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  - London
  - 08 Jul 2004 at 11:51
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- - 0
  - 0
  I preferred him as a faceless drone
  
  The only decent scenes inside this clanking piece of sc-fi hokum are basically 'borrowed' from a 'clockwork orange' and 'coma', the rest... read more »
  
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- - jesuskenevil
  - 194 reviews
  - Bruton
  - 29 Nov 2011 at 11:30
- - 0
  - 0
  Great and supprising. A must see.
  
  Before I start I rent this film not knowing anything about this film or even seeing a trailer. For about the first 10 minutes of this film I didn't know ... read more »
  
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- - Nedvadead
  - 66 reviews
  - Ballymoney
  - 06 Sep 2011 at 10:07
- - 0
  - 1
  Maybe I just missed the point
  
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  Looking at other reviews, I should have really enjoyed this. Unfortunately I found it severly lacking.
  
  Jeremy Northam and Lucy Liu are totally ... read more »
  
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  - Edgware
  - 23 Apr 2010 at 19:58
- - 0
  - 0
  Cypher
  
  An interesting premise (somewhere between Total Recall and The Bourne Identity) and some imaginative sequences (such as what happens to business people at ... read more »
  
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  - Jon Duckworth
  - Nottingham, England
  - 28 Oct 2008 at 13:39
- - 0
  - 0
  Matrix minus martial arts
  
  Interesting (simple) plot, well acted, intense atmosphere. Worth watching.
  
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- - a customer
  - Cambridge
  - 24 Oct 2007 at 09:31
- - 0
  - 1
  Style Over Substance
  
  Erm... I have to admit that this film scores a big ten on the style, but a zero on the substance. I was attracted to this film only by the fact that it was from... read more »
  
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- - wikkidsmyle
  - 438 reviews
  - Newmarket
  - 19 Apr 2007 at 10:46
- - 0
  - 1
  Hammy but quite enjoyable
  
  I was quite disappointed with this having read a few good reviews. It felt much older than 5 years old - the 'future' seemed like a 1960s TV series ... read more »
  
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  - Shropshire
  - 18 Apr 2007 at 13:13
- - 3
  - 6
  Maybe just because I love CUBE
  
  I can't give this a bad review.
  
  Northam is great, Lucy Liu is simply divine. I've never seen her look better.
  
  The film looks ... read more »
  
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- - Mattowar
  - 17 reviews
  - Wath upon Dearne
  - 06 Nov 2006 at 23:51
- - 0
  - 2
  arty sci-fi but not the good sort
  
  I'd read several reviews saying this is great intelligent sci fi but really it is just a rather tortuous film noir plot with paper ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Brighton
  - 22 Oct 2006 at 11:39
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  - 2
  Cypher sore eyes
  
  What a load of futuristic guff. All those twists, with work for us then work for them but still work for us but really work for them but they think that you ... read more »
  
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- - vp
  - the present day not the future in a cgi helicopter
  - 25 Aug 2006 at 02:57
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- - 28
  - 9
  Very, very clever film
  
  I was initially a bit trepidatious about viewing this, having read the negtive reviews it attracted at the cinema, but it was stylish, and incredibly clever - I... read more »
  
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- 9698
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - a customer
  - London
  - 08 Jul 2004 at 11:51
- - 11
  - 3
  Solid spy movie
  
  This film seems to have slipped under the radar. Most things Jeremy Northam have been in have been good so that combined with some reasonable reviews made this ... read more »
  
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- - harv
  - North Yorkshire
  - 19 Apr 2004 at 14:21
- - 10
  - 4
  Cruelly underrated, film is absolutely stunning
  
  Brilliant, ultra stylish cinematography, every second of the visuals and dialogue in this film has been meticulously seen to. Very much a perfectionists piece ... read more »
  
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- - boogsy
  - 160 reviews
  - Moston
  - 04 May 2004 at 17:22
- - 10
  - 5
  Twists like a roller coaster
  
  This movie is well worth an hour and a half of your life... A spy thriller set in the future with more twists and turns than a roller coaster...
  
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- - plubraich
  - 10 reviews
  - Motherwell
  - 28 Apr 2004 at 23:45
- - 12
  - 9
  Not As Clever As It Thinks It Is
  
  Its hard to review 'Cypher' without giving away too much of the plot, and since watching the plot unfold in front of you is so integral to the viewing ... read more »
  
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- - David Levy
  - Totteridge, England
  - 31 May 2004 at 20:16
- - 5
  - 0
  Slick - not mainstream a little bit cult
  
  I was a bit apprehensive about this film at first. But I had to give it a try which is what i recommend to all. Forget all critics it is an enthralling film, ... read more »
  
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- - (p.rooks
  - somewhere
  - 07 Jan 2005 at 00:06
- - 5
  - 1
  liked it
  
  I didn't know anything about this film, it looked quite interesting so i thought i'd give it a go.
  
  And i liked it. It's got a really nice... read more »
  
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- 309749
- - iChristoff
  - 8 reviews
  - Cambridge
  - 19 Sep 2004 at 12:29
- - 5
  - 2
  Unexpectedly an ...
  
  Unexpectedly an excellent film! Starts off looking a little like Gattica, and ploughs on with a story about industrial espionage, brainwashing and 'shaving... read more »
  
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- 34424
- - Jamie#70
  - BILSTON
  - 28 Apr 2004 at 21:05
- - 4
  - 0
  Fantastic
  
  Firstly i had never heard of the film. which made me wonder will it be worth my time.
  
  What a film, it griped me from the start.
  
  If you are... read more »
  
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- 25129
- - Lee Gibben
  - stoke-on-trent
  - 11 Nov 2004 at 14:17
- - 4
  - 0
  Freaky sci-fi with great plot twists...
  
  This film is a must for all fans of films like minority report and the matrix series. This film has a great plot, although it's definately one you need to ... read more »
  
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- 70606
- - a customer
  - London
  - 08 Feb 2005 at 01:54

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  From the director of 1997 sci-fi thriller CUBE, comes this equally forward looking tale of double-agents and futuristic spy rings. Jeremy Northam plays Morgan Sullivan, a bored, put-upon suburban accountant who dreams of a more exciting career. He becomes a company spy for huge firm Digicorp, he ...