I waited 11 years to see Gattaca

I remember when Gattaca was being advertised back in 1997.  Everything about the movie was right up my alley:  sci-fi movie; takes place in the future; Danny DeVito involved (producer).  Somehow, with all of these qualifications, I never got around to seeing it.  Not only that, I never rented it.  I’ve received and mailed back over 300 DVDs from Netflix–none of which being the Andrew Niccol film.

Alright, so let’s talk about the movie.  Get lost if you haven’t seen it already–but I guess I shouldn’t be talking.  The film definitely has a noir feel to it.  Even though it takes place years from now, it borrows a very 50’s-gangster look which occassionally comes off as confusing.  I just chalk the art direction up to the fact that maybe a few years down the road we suddenly decide embrace that time in American history.

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