Saw this one many years ago and really didn't care much for it. Watching it again, now the 'Cannes Cut', I absolutely... hated it. A bit of a shame since I love Donnie Darko (the director's cut especially) and where that one managed to blend social commentary with end-of-the world science fiction pretty well, this one did not. In fact, it was a real mess. However the biggest issue, beyond being downright boring at times, where I liked the characters in Donnie Darko, here I really couldn't care less. I would compare Richard Kelly to someone like M. Night Shyamalan, but least he had a couple solid films after The Sixth Sense to hang his hat on, Kelley's films following Donnie Darko (including his third film, The Box), were just nonsensical pretentious messes. **1.5/5**
Set in the futuristic landscape of Los Angeles on July 4, 2008, as it stands on the brink of social, economic and environmental disaster. Boxer Santaros is an action star who's stricken with amnesia. His life intertwines with Krysta Now, an adult film star developing her own reality television project, and Ronald Taverner, a Hermosa Beach police officer who holds the key to a vast conspiracy.
Quick Stats
5.2
TMDB Rating
618
Votes
2h 25m
Runtime
$17.0M
Budget
$375K
Box Office
2%
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Key Crew
DirectorRichard Kelly
WriterRichard Kelly
CinematographySteven Poster
ComposerMoby
EditorSam Bauer
Production DesignAlec Hammond
Produced by
Cherry Road FilmsDarko EntertainmentMHF Zweite Academy FilmInferno DistributionWild BunchEden Roc Productions
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Dwayne Johnson
Boxer Santaros / Jericho Cane

Seann William Scott
Roland Taverner / Ronald Taverner

Sarah Michelle Gellar
Krysta Kapowski / Krysta Now

Mandy Moore
Madeline Frost-Santaros

Justin Timberlake
Private Pilot Abilene

Miranda Richardson
Nana Mae Frost

Wallace Shawn
Baron Von Westphalen

Bai Ling
Serpentine

Nora Dunn
Cyndi Pinziki

John Larroquette
Vaughn Smallhouse

Kevin Smith
Simon Theory

Amy Poehler
Veronica Mung / Dream

Wood Harris
Dion Element

Zelda Rubinstein
Dr. Katarina Kuntzler

Beth Grant
Dr. Inga Von Westphalen







