Damn, I have really been coming around to Keanu Reeves lately. As I said in my reaction to Thumbsucker, he definitely has a knack for picking roles that fit him. A Scanner Darkly is no exception. Before I get too far into it, I'd like to say that the animation of this film is extremely psychedelic. The scenes where Reeves is speaking to his supervisor Frank in their scramble suits, it looks like an acid overdose. Which fits perfectly into the storyline. Essentially, the world is overrun with a highly addictive chemical called Substance D, and Reeves plays both an undercover agent and an addict. Robert Downey, Jr. plays a spectacularly paranoid mad-scientist-like addict, and Woody Harrelson is also quite good, but we don't see nearly enough of him in the movie. Winona Rider is alright, but I think that the part could have been done much better by another actress. The twists at the end are rather mind-blowing; quite a gripping climax. I'd also like to add that I have not read the book, but I hear it is one of the most accurate book-to-film adaptations, which is very commendable.
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXpGaOqb2Z8
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