A Scanner Darkly

Tension ebbs and flows, as does the quality of the animation, sometimes strikingly realistic, sometimes like out of control water colour. ... Full Review

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Linklater is great with actors, and that includes the ensemble here. Everybody is good, especially Downey and Harrelson. Luckman is primo Harrelson; he's funny, pseudo-dumb and boisterous, a perfect foil for everybody. ... Full Review

Tension ebbs and flows, as does the quality of the animation, sometimes strikingly realistic, sometimes like out of control water colour. But even here, the novel's dark sense of humour - driven by observation of human nature - is retained by Linklater and his cast, to lighten the darkness of the scanner somewhat. ... Full Review

Moreover, the animation is at once startlingly realistic and surreal, conveying the story's heightened atmosphere of paranoia. As with "Waking Life," "A Scanner Darkly" is uniquely suited for this highly stylized animation. ... Full Review

A Scanner Darkly manages to remain compelling from go to whoa.....And yet this unique and quirky film somehow works..... ... Full Review

It is certainly quite talky, with a lot of mundane conversation, about the mechanical intricacies of bicycles and car engines, pointless banter one may expect from stoners and dopeheads, but it takes its toll on an audience enticed by an arresting visual style and some truly stunning feats of imagination, however demented they may be. ... Full Review

Keanu explained: "[Co-star Robert Downey Jr] and I were speaking of how we miss her and wish she was here because she's such a delightful person and really good actress. ... Full Review

A Scanner Darkly" lends itself well to a stoned world where everything is recorded, nothing is certain and panic (and perhaps police) attacks could arrive at any time. Keanu Reeves, no stranger to sci-fi after three "Matrix" adventures, heads a strong ensemble cast that includes Robert Downey Jr. ... Full Review

A Scanner Darkly" is an impressive experience. Woody Harrelson, Winona Ryder and Rory Cochrane, "A Scanner Darkly" and its technique of animation finds the actors filming conventionally and then having the rotoscoping applied during post production. ... Full Review