I am 28 and a full time mum and housewife. I love all sorts of films but do not like violent / horro...
I am 28 and a full time mum and housewife. I love all sorts of films but do not like violent / horror films.
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BEWARE! The following review contains spoilers and plot!
The film starts with Luke Gibson (played by Cuba Gooding Jnr) and his pregnant wife getting into their car. Moments later they are involved in a car crash. Luke has severe head trauma and his wife dies. He is taken to hospital but they find that he has no insurance to pay for treatment. He will die unless alternative treatment is found.
This is where Hope Industries come in. They say they can save Luke by doing an unorthodox experiment on him. They place an implant in the back of his head. The results of this experiment are Amnesia for Luke and advertisements that appear right in front of Lukes eyes. Luke thinks he is going mad until one of the visions he has helps him to escape difficult situations. Luke is finally introduced to his rescuers, punk rockers Red and her brother Blue. They are helped by a young man called Keyboard and his father. They begin to try and get Luke to remember his past. Luke begins to remember things and sees a devastating vision.
In the meantime, the head of Hope Industries, Virgil, (played by Val Kilmer with a very strange hairstyle!) is watching Luke's every move. He tries to catch Luke but cannot understand why Luke always manages to escape.
Eventually Virgil tricks Luke and manages to catch him. Will Luke escape? You'll have to watch the rest to find out!
I really liked this film, however some scenes are not for the faint-hearted (blood and surgery etc). However, there is no bad language, which is always a plus in my book. And Val Kilmer plays a very strange person with an even stranger wig! I was not keen on the ending, it is one of these cliff-hanger endings that require a sequel to find out what happens. I cant remember the soundtrack, but the specials effects were good. If you liked Minority Report with Tom Cruise, you will like this.
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