American editor Lisa Zeno Churgin cut together Ben StillersReality Bites(also starring Ethan Hawke).
That casting is, for the most part, inspired.
As Jerome later tells Vincent, I got the better end of the bargain.
I gave you my body.
You gave me your dream.
Dead Ringerssense of longing and, as Cronenberg once put it, unrequited life hangs thickly overGattaca.
you might hear it in Michael Nymans incredible, timeless score, which rises and falls with aching sadness.
And you could see it in those performances.
In terms of writing and directing,Gattacas a spectacular debut from Niccol.
while also convincingly relating its darker implications.
How will it change the way we treat each other, or even regard ourselves?
Its made with an intelligence and passion thats rare in relatively mainstream science fiction movies.
Disappointingly,Gattacastruggled to make an impact in cinemas on its first release.
Hawke himself certainly thinks so.
Ultimately, I think it was a really high-budget art film.
More and more, theres no place for that, and its a travesty.
I feel like weve lost room in the movie theater for a whole genre of pictures.
They cant make it anymore.
WouldThe Truman Shows critical and financial success have given Columbia the faith to giveGattacamore of a push?
Its all there in that swooning opening music.
