Gattaca 1997

Lisa Alspector, Chicago Reader: I didn't care enough about Hawke's character to ignore a big problem in the story's logic: if this future has such incredible biotechnology, why can't Law just get his damaged body parts fixed? Read more

Jack Mathews, Los Angeles Times: It's far too serious to be taken seriously. Read more

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Rick Groen, Globe and Mail: Designer babies rule dystopia in stylish SF thriller filled with recycled plot devices. Read more

James Berardinelli, ReelViews: Gattaca doesn't just function as a science fiction thriller, but as both a cautionary tale about the dangers of letting scientific ability outstrip ethics and as a morality play about the irrationality of bigotry. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: At a time when we read about cloned sheep and tomatoes crossed with fish, the science in Gattaca is theoretically possible. Read more

Scott Rosenberg, Salon.com: When they sculpted the DNA for the perfect race in Gattaca, somebody left out the gene for self-knowledge. Read more

Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle: The hero's struggle in Gattaca would have been more compelling were he an average fellow going up against geniuses, and not a healthy fellow going up against somewhat healthier specimens. Read more

Time Out: Chilly, elegant, and a little bloodless. Read more

Emanuel Levy, Variety: One of first Hollywood films about the effects of genetic engineering on human conduct, Andrew Niccol's directing debut is an intelligent and timely sci-fi that, despite some illogical plot contrivances, is emotionally engaging almost up to the end. Read more