Review of A Scanner Darkly (2006) by Jason M — 06 Aug 2011
'Blade Runner' does have the best written script of any Dick adaptation but 'A Scanner Darkly' is the best complete adaptation. The movie is concerned with understanding drugs and their users inside-and-out and in devastating flashback scenes and monologues the viewer cannot help but feel the dread of the ultimate come down drugs lead to (eventually).
It's pretty easy to see how biographical this movie is (to Philip k. Dick) from the junkies that live in Bob's house, paranoia about everything, vast knowledge range likely caused from amphetamine abuse and hours spent reading but not really reading, and so on, it sounds like Dick's life at one point and maybe that's why the book (especially) and the movie know how drug addicts actually talk and secretly feel when there appears to be no hope for recovery, a proper drug policy, or much of anything.
A grim movie, worth it for the animation and music alone. And Bob Downey jr.
This review of A Scanner Darkly (2006) was written by Jason M on 06 August 2011.
A Scanner Darkly has generally received positive reviews.
Was this review helpful?
