Impostor
2001
Gary Sinise enters the world of futuristic action heroes in Gary Fleder's sci-fi thriller IMPOSTOR, based on a story by Philip K. Dick. Sinise stars as Spencer Olham, a weapons expert in 2079 who wakes up one morning to find himself accused of being an alien. He sets out on the run, being hunted down by Major Hathaway (Vincent .. Read more
| Starring | Gary Sinise, Madeline Stowe, Vincent D'Onofrio, Tony Shalhoub |
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| Director | Gary Fleder |
| Genres | Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
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Impostor
Gary Sinise enters the world of futuristic action heroes in Gary Fleder's sci-fi thriller IMPOSTOR, based on a story by Philip K. Dick. Sinise stars as Spencer Olham, a weapons expert in 2079 who wakes up one morning to find himself accused of being an alien. He sets out on the run, being hunted down by Major Hathaway (Vincent D'Onofrio). He receives help from an underground leader (Mekhi Phifer), and upon returning to the city, he must convince his wife, Maya (Madeleine Stowe), and his best friend, Nelson (Tony Shalhoub), that he is indeed her husband and not some kind of robot monster with a bomb in his chest.
With IMPOSTOR, director Gary Fleder (DON'T SAY A WORD) has crafted an edgy, fast-paced film that contains elements of Alfred Hitchcock's THE WRONG MAN, Ridley Scott's BLADE RUNNER (also based on a Dick story), Andrew Davis's THE FUGITIVE, and Paul Verhoeven's ROBOCOP. Sinise gets to flex his muscles as he continually escapes from Hathaway and a torture device that Goldfinger would be proud of, the Vivisector. The futuristic, fascistic world created by production designer Nelson Coates and shot beautifully by cinematographer Robert Elswit is the perfect setting for this ultimate battle of man against machine, the individual against the state, love and humanity against order and militarism.
| Starring | Gary Sinise, Madeline Stowe, Vincent D'Onofrio, Tony Shalhoub, Mekhi Phifer |
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| Director | Gary Fleder |
| Studio | PRISM LEISURE |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 38 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 01 Sep 2003 Production year: 2001 |
| Format | DVD |
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It's the year 2079 and is weapons expert Gary Sinise really a synthetic robot programmed by an alien enemy to assassinate a leading politician? Or is he the same human being he's convinced he's always been? As the fascist military close in to make an arrest, bland Sinise races against time to prove his humanity in this over-padded and dreary version of a Philip K Dick short story that proves no threat to the reputation of Blade Runner, the most satisfying celluloid realisation of the author's work. Director Gary Fleder's shopworn Total Recall starts well — the special effects budget clearly got used up first — but it soon degenerates into a mindlessly repetitive chase thriller that pays scant lip service to Dick's signature themes of identity crisis, messianic android angst and political paranoia. Nothing more than a B-movie version of The Fugitive in cheap sci-fi trappings, Fleder's first futuristic feature staggers towards an irritating finale while making numerous pit stops at “Cliché Central” along the way.
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A visual assault course of a movie, this adaptation of Philip K Dick's 1950s sci-fi short story provides just enough... read more on Time Out
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21 out of 21 people found this review helpful
Don't miss this movie!
This movie surprised me, it was far better than what I was expecting, seeing as I believed the critics and chose not to see it at the theatres based on that. I won't be listening to critics anymore! I wish I had seen it at the theatres now, and supported it. More science fiction as well done as this film should be made, considering far worse movies, make far more money.
The special effects were 1st rate, locations, cinematography, acting, all very, very good. The story was compelling, lots of action and kept you guessing the entire movie, right up until the very end!
Very well done, I recommend this flick to ALL sci-fi fans, don't miss it! -
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
Full of suspense and mystery
What a good film. I've seen this twice now and despite knowing the ending, it still shocks me.
More a thriller than an action film. All sci-fi fans must make this one of their compulsory viewings. -
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