Andrew Niccol, 1997.
Every now and then, you come across a gem that somehow slipped by when you weren't watching.
Such is the case with Gattaca, a superior sci-fi movie with which I became acquainted last night.
Just watching the opening credits was enough to set the mouth watering - virtually an all-star cast, headed by Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman and Jude Law.
The ostensible story is about Vincent Morrow's efforts to get on a mission to Titan...but it is the web of context and subplot that create the tension, complexity and humour (yes, humour!...albeit rather dark).
To an eerie and dislocating Michael Nyman (The Piano) soundtrack, we follow Vincent's nightmarish quest to get on the Titan spaceship.
Shades of Bladerunner, I Robot, Clockwork Orange (-ish)...
Sad, beautiful, intelligent and with a wonderful set of performances from Alan Arkin ("I'm your detective for the evening"), Jude Law and Ethan Hawke.
10/10.
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