Code 46

2004 "How do you solve a crime when the last thing you want to know is the truth?"
6.1| 1h33m| R| en| More Info
Released: 02 August 2004 Released
Producted By: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Country: United States of America
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In a dystopian future, insurance fraud investigator William Gold arrives in Shanghai to investigate a forgery ring for "papelles", futuristic passports that record people's identities and genetics. Gold falls for Maria Gonzalez, the woman in charge of the forgeries. After a passionate affair, Gold returns home, having named a coworker as the culprit. But when one of Gonzalez's customers is found dead, Gold is sent back to Shanghai to complete the investigation.

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AniInterview Sorry, this movie sucks
Lucybespro It is a performances centric movie
Tedfoldol everything you have heard about this movie is true.
HeadlinesExotic Boring
poppad46 A very atmospheric, futuristic romance. A combination of many genres from sic-fi, to romance, to a somewhat post apocalyptic world where big government controls who can mate with whom and where government can erase peoples thoughts as well as dictate where they live. Also, who can resist a young woman tied to a bed with hairy armpits and a bald vagina! My have! Anyways, I digress. As many other reviewers have mentioned it has a Bladerunner kind of feel to it although it is a much brighter and sunnier movie. It is a very well written and well acted movie that makes you think. Whenever people are told what to do, in general most people will do what they are told for a while but eventually someone will challenge authority and although they will initially fail, eventually a groundswell of popular dissent will take place that leads to change, revolution, etc...
Patrick Fee Code 46 is a 2003 British film directed by Michael Winterbottom, with screenplay by Frank Cottrell Boyce. It was produced by BBC Films and Revolution Films. It is a disquieting science fiction love story with themes that explore the moral impacts of advances in biotechnology.A good, if not slightly disturbing movie about the near future, the control of governments, and the ability of the powers-to-be to control thoughts as well as disease -- as long as you play the game and remain in safe zones. Kinda of Owellian with a dash of William Gibson and a taste of "Brazil". Oh... and a hint of "Babylon A.D."...without Vin Diesel!The mix of Spanish, English, Mandarin and Arabic in regular speech w/o subtitles was reminiscent of "Bladerunner". The idea that our everyday speech will become more of a polyglot mix in the future is very intriguing as well. Which words will become prevalent? Which will die out? This is definitely a film to rent with some friends and then have a great discussion afterward.
banjo-38-93242 I suppose its all about what you want to see in a movie. I did not really want to watch a movie and had this on in the background. I was glued to it. It really is Hal Hartley meets Ridley Scot with a few important caveats. There is no Blade Runner in it and honestly there is no middle America in it either. But it feels so much like their movies. It really is not, it is it's own beast. It is a pleasant voyeuristic view of the classic story of the officer and the thief. It's not surprising, its not dramatic or exciting. But it drags you through it in a very strange and disturbingly pleasant kind of way. It drops forbidden eroticism into it almost as an afterthought and manages to make it seem normal.This movie is all about what it does to us when we watch it, not about what it is about. Brilliant! Thanks for making it.
Bloodwank Code 46 is a film that puts its heart ahead of its head. Fortunately there are times when I can cherish such an endeavour so it worked for me, but I'm not the sort of viewer to tune out my head entirely so it didn't entirely work. For a plot, we have an fraud investigator in a dystopian future falling for his chief suspect. There's romance and plot developments, but the romance is key, the film is a study in wistful mood over and above its narrative. The driving force is the sparking of love in a time of such uncertainty it seems near impossible, a future of uncertain (and perhaps dangerous) genetic identities and instant personality alterations. A time in which mankind has gone so far with genetic experimentation that intrusive legislation and rigid border controls are the governments only tool to keep things under control, with Tim Robbins as or protagonist working to do just that. Now the above might give the impression of science fiction intrigues in a distant new world, but the design is modern with little visually (apart from a pretty awesome road junction) to set it apart from our world, generally conversation and some cold interior designs are what creates its sense of future. As for intrigue, well this gets us to the trouble with the film. Thematically, the potential is high, but by and large the issues are little more than brought up and laid down, if brought up at all. So no serious delving into the moral and biological consequences of events, nor the problems raised by personality alteration viruses, nor even much of a process of realisation/rebellion by our lead. What's there instead is charm, a gentle look at quiet, irresponsible burgeoning romance, deftly essayed by the leads and buttressed by sweet presentation. Tim Robbins does well in suggesting a questing soul beneath a smiling, sincerely insincere exterior, while Samantha Morton is a delight as the object of his affections. With hair cut short and a childlike naiveté she near shimmers in other-world loveliness, a truly likable turn. They have fine chemistry too, so their relationship is a fine one to ride with, much aided by the cinematography and score. Some places look suitably sterile here, but a lot of places are shot with soft, dreamhaze hues as if coming to from a medicated slumber, fitting to the plot. The music, mostly from The Free Association is wistful and shoegazey, again appropriate. The ending does however really spoil the mood established by the wordless score by employing a Coldplay song. I'm probably biased because I loathe Coldplay anyway but even taking that into account I don't think any vocals would really have suited the end of this one. I'm in danger of selling this one perhaps more than it truly deserves, but I did like it a lot. The lack of substance is a big drawback, but maintains a near constantly pleasing tone even if I wasn't thinking much about it after viewing. 7/10 from me, one for romantics methinks.