Gattaca

October. 24,1997      PG-13
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In a future society in the era of indefinite eugenics, humans are set on a life course depending on their DNA. Young Vincent Freeman is born with a condition that would prevent him from space travel, yet is determined to infiltrate the GATTACA space program.

Ethan Hawke as  Vincent Freeman
Uma Thurman as  Irene Cassini
Jude Law as  Jerome Eugene Morrow
Alan Arkin as  Detective Hugo
Loren Dean as  Adult Anton Freeman
Gore Vidal as  Director Josef
Tony Shalhoub as  "German"
Ernest Borgnine as  Caesar
Blair Underwood as  Geneticist
Xander Berkeley as  Dr. Lamar

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Reviews

SunnyHello
1997/10/24

Nice effects though.

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SpunkySelfTwitter
1997/10/25

It’s an especially fun movie from a director and cast who are clearly having a good time allowing themselves to let loose.

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Sameer Callahan
1997/10/26

It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

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Kinley
1997/10/27

This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

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Radomir Delev
1997/10/28

This movie, completely changed my life. The most inspiring story.

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hotmaleajayg
1997/10/29

I must confess i was too late in watching this movie. The casting is perfect good breed of actors - Ethan Hawke, Jude Law, Uma Thurman, they played their part to perfection. Loved the narration in the first half. The background music was so beautiful, it engages your mind and soul into the movie. Andrew Niccol has built a steady pace in the movie, easy to follow. He touches on the inherent weakness of man - discrimination! He takes it to a real scientific possibility! The story is told so beautifully till the end. Lets make no mistake and give Jude Law credit as well, he plays his part very well and its an important part in the movie, its due to him that Ethan Hawke is able to pursue his dream. All the scenes in the movie is well played out. But the story of a man wanting to achieve his dream, with all his inherent defects, beating all odds at all stages, the triumph of the human spirit is truly endearing. Its a much watch movie that's all i can say, it would help one realise and connect one's own life story in a way. Truly up with the best of movies of all time (like a shawshank redemption), albeit ahead of its time. Go for it!

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HotToastyRag
1997/10/30

Everyone I knew loved the science fiction film Gattaca, so by the time I watched it, it had quite a bit of hype to live up to. Surprisingly, it lived up to every bit of it, and I really enjoyed the movie! Coming from someone who generally hates futuristic movies, my recommendation should be duly noted.Imagine going to the doctor's office with your spouse, after deciding you want to have a child, and hand-selecting genes from your marital pool. Your husband's blue eyes, your cheekbones, your eyesight, your husband's height, etc. In Gattaca's world, that's what parents-to-be can do! I thought that concept was extremely alluring, and when I learned the main plot was about a "love child"—someone who was conceived the old-fashioned way—who tries to fit in among a world of perfect beings, including his hand-picked brother, I was sold.Ethan Hawke takes the leading role as the imperfect man, and he gives the performance of his career. While he's been typecast now in deadbeat-Dad roles, Gattaca reminds audiences how he started his career, as a handsome, likable leading man. His inner conflict is palpable through the screen, and in the many scenes that threaten exposure of his true identity, audiences are nearly tortured with tension.Uma Thurman plays Ethan's love interest, and they fell in love offscreen during the filming. If you tell yourself to forget that their marriage didn't last, it's pretty cute to see them on screen together. Taking third billing is Jude Law, very well-cast as a genetically perfect man. While his part of the story is pretty sad, he gives a very powerful and memorable performance. If you've never seen him in a movie or don't usually like him, this is a great one to watch.Fans of this genre will almost undoubtedly love this movie, and as proved by my glowing review, even people who prefer more realistic settings will probably still love it. Yes, it takes place in the future, but the performances bring an incredible amount of realism and emotional tension to the film.

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jormatuominen
1997/10/31

Gattaca can be enjoyed on unusually many levels, including a very Hitchcock-like murder mystery subplot. The main focus is however sharply on the relationship of the individual and expectations of the larger society, a classic theme set in a sci-fi setting veering quite a bit in the direction of Philip K. Dick's work. Arguably you could watch the entire film just admiring the well-crafted cinematography and enjoying all the odd visual and verbal details and colors thrown in.Now that we live in a weird era when social media helps the morons take over in many countries Gattaca seems a different film than when it was made. Surely meant to be a frightening dystopia at the time it now seems not the worst possible future at all. But utopia it is not. In Gattaca parents can and do have genetically engineered children with superior health and qualities. A blood test will reveal their future potential. This makes it easy for employers to pick out an elite work force. Some of the consequences are thoughtfully explored in the film. The main character capably portrayed by Ethan Hawke fools the system to become a space navigator - the word astronaut is not used in the film.The one annoying element of the film are the repetitive blood tests the would-be space pilots have to pass every single day, over and over. Although part of the core plot, you find yourself thinking: please don't test him AGAIN. On with it! Gattaca is a dream for those people who go to movies to pick out holes in the plot. There are a lot of inconsistencies and contradictions but I do not really see what would be the point of rooting them all out. In this kind of film, intentional and unintentional oddities are part of the flavor, like a spice. To me, one very memorable scene is where Hawke walks into his space ship, all dressed up in a dark suit and tie instead of a space suit and helmet. Really weird but quite intentional. Or the one where Jude Law slowly drags himself up a spiral staircase, an obvious but pleasant homage to the great Alfred Hitchcock and his Vertigo. As for acting, this future is a very cool one where emotions are not shown. The lead trio of Hawke, Thurman and Law play it very low-key and you will have to be alert to try and track what is going on in their minds. Which is where the action is in this rather slow film. As many have noted, this is a film rich in not-so-obvious detail. Watch it another time, see different things.

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