Dans le futur, une race d'extraterrestres utilise des androïdes en guise de bombes pour attaquer la Terre. Quand un expert en armement du gouvernement est accusé d'être l'un de ces androïdes... Tout lireDans le futur, une race d'extraterrestres utilise des androïdes en guise de bombes pour attaquer la Terre. Quand un expert en armement du gouvernement est accusé d'être l'un de ces androïdes, il tente de prouver son innocence.Dans le futur, une race d'extraterrestres utilise des androïdes en guise de bombes pour attaquer la Terre. Quand un expert en armement du gouvernement est accusé d'être l'un de ces androïdes, il tente de prouver son innocence.
- Réalisation
- Scénario
- Casting principal
- Récompenses
- 1 nomination au total
- Midwife
- (as Elizabeth Pena)
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But--there's a real gem here. What happened was, they set out to make a short, the studio liked it for good reason, had the film makers expand it to a feature-length film, and the end product was the dog of film that failed with critics and audiences and goes down in history as a big collection of mistakes.
But if you rent the DVD, the original short is on there. It's well worth renting just for that. It's riveting, tense and provocative. Really ALL the problems users such as John DeSando rightfully point out (quoting him "a plot twist you can see all the way from Mars....The plot holes are as many as dot our own moon....") are in the parts of the feature-length version that are added.
Rent the DVD. Go right to the short. Skip the long version. Too bad the stupid studio had to ruin something good. (Shocking, I know--a movie studio took something good and tried to milk it for more and ended up spoiling it. Hard to believe, but true.)
Gary Sinise plays Spencer Olham, a doctor along with his wife, Maya, played by Madeleine Stowe. Spencer wakes up and goes to work the next morning to find that he is a wanted man. It appears that the military and the U.S. Defense department think that he is actually a cyborg with a bomb placed in it's heart, with a mission to kill the Chancellor! Pretty far out stuff. The visuals explaining this were pretty cool, too.
Spencer manages to escape but always has the military hot on his trail. This is where the mystery comes in. The viewer is forced to wonder whether or not Spencer is actually himself, or the cyborg programmed to be Spencer. The movie does an excellent job of placing doubt in the minds of those watching, no matter which way they are leaning. If they think Spencer is really himself, it still makes you wonder. Major Hathaway, played by Vincent D'Onofrio, claims that the cyborg is merely programmed to act human, as if it really wants to live.
The special effects here are pretty good as well. At the beginning, I thought we would have another Starship Troopers (visually) on our hands. Since the story takes place in the year 2079, it would not be a good science fiction without the cool household gadgets and such. We see plenty of that here, especially in the beginning. Parts of the movie reminded me of I, Robot, Demolition Man and at times, even Star Wars. This comes recommended for science fiction fans.
Impostor was the first of 2002's futuristic thrillers (the other two being Minority Report and the Equilibrium) and it's also easily the weakest, which is no surprise when you consider this is essentially nothing more than a blown-up short film. Not surprisingly, critics were harsh on this one, and while many of the complaints are valid, Impostor is still a bit better than its reputation.
The film's concept, that of a seemingly normal man accused of being a replicant, is a fascinating one, but it's unfortunately drowned by director Gary Fleder's obsession with shaky camera movements and quick cuts. The script, written by a committee (or at least a group of people who had a hand in it), suffers from too many logical flaws to fully work as the cerebral sci-fi it obviously aspires to be. Most importantly, the question of identity and what it means to be human is never fully addressed and only touched upon briefly.
But flawed as the film is, the cast is solid, with Sinise delivering yet again another terrific performance, and the special effects are actually convincing (the cityscapes are genuinely awe-inspiring). The movie's fast pace ensures it's never dull and there are even a few exciting action sequences (most notably the hospital fight/chase). But best of all is the climactic plot twist, a no-holds barred surprise that boosts the film up a notch. As a whole, the movie is mostly middling, but there are enough inspired moments to make this an enjoyable viewing.
Le saviez-vous
- AnecdotesYoung Spencer Olham is played by Mac Sinise, Gary Sinise's son.
- GaffesThe bullet holes in Spencer's ESA jacket move around.
- Citations
Spencer Olham: [recounting the history of the atomic bomb] Oppenheimer sees the madness and urges the U.N. to gain control of thermonuclear development. The government turns around and calls him a Communist sympathizer. And when it was all over, Einstein said, "Only two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe."
- Versions alternativesThe movie faced several release dates that were changed many times and one of those times resulting in editing and some reshoots. This was done to edit it down to PG-13 from a previous R rating.
- ConnexionsFeatured in The Impostor Files: The Making of 'Impostor' (2002)
- Bandes originalesBoy from Ipanema
Written by Antonio Carlos Jobim / Norman Gimbel / Vinicius de Moraes
Published by Universal Duchess Music Corporation (BMI)
And New Thunder Music, Inc. (BMI)
Performed by Crystal Waters
Courtesy of The Island Def Jam Music Group
Under License from Universal Music Enterprises
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- Date de sortie
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- Site officiel
- Langue
- Aussi connu sous le nom de
- Прибулець
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- Sociétés de production
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- Budget
- 30 000 000 $US (estimé)
- Montant brut aux États-Unis et au Canada
- 6 285 176 $US
- Week-end de sortie aux États-Unis et au Canada
- 3 022 523 $US
- 6 janv. 2002
- Montant brut mondial
- 8 694 320 $US
- Durée1 heure 35 minutes
- Mixage
- Rapport de forme
- 1.85 : 1