A Scanner Darkly

A Scanner Darkly is a 2006 American adult animated psychological science-fiction thriller film written and directed by Richard Linklater; it is based on the novel of the same name by Philip K. Dick. The film features the voices of Keanu Reeves, Robert Downey Jr., Woody Harrelson, and Winona Ryder. Steven Soderbergh and George Clooney are among the executive producers.

Plot
In a totalitarian society in a near future, the undercover detective Bob Arctor is working with a small-time group of drug users trying to reach the big distributors of a brain-damaging drug called Substance D. His assignment is promoted by the recovery centre New Path Corporation, and when Bob begins to lose his own identity and have schizophrenic behaviour, he is submitted to tests to check his mental conditions.

Good Qualities

 * 1) While it may not be 100% faithful to the Philip K. Dick book of the same name, it stays the spirit to the novel and the book.
 * 2) The animation is fantastic and outstanding. Like Waking Life, it features an animation-style technique theme effect filmed on live-action, rather than CGI characters for live-action.
 * 3) Outstanding soundtrack that was scored by Graham Reynolds.
 * 4) Likable characters, such as Bob Arctor/"Fred".
 * 5) The story itself focuses on a mind-blowing journey into the author's conception of a drug-addled and politically unstable world.
 * 6) Keanu Reeves' performance as Bob Arctor/"Fred" is amazing.
 * 7) Spectular cinematography by Shane F. Kelly.
 * 8) Pretty good acting in this live-action in animated theme effects, and especially for the voice-acting that was voiced by the iconic starring roles from Keanu Reeves, and Robert Downey Jr. from the films of The Matrix, and the 2012 film The Avengers were also spectacular as well.
 * 9) Amazing directing by Richard Linklater.
 * 10) The movie does, however, have some darker, funny, paranormal, thrills, and very emotional moments from here and there.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) The whole story can be a bit boring and awkward at times.
 * 2) The pacing is rather sluggish for the most part.

Criticial response
The film was released on July 7, 2006, in the United States, and it was well-received by critics and audience alike, reaching a 68% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 186 reviews, with an average rating of 6.6/10. The site's consensus reads, "A faithful adaptation of Philip K. Dick's novel, A Scanner Darkly takes the viewer on a visual and mind-blowing journey into the author's conception of a drug-addled and politically unstable world." On Metacritic, it had a 73/100 "Generally favourable reviews" and a 7.1/10 rating on IMDB.

Box office
The film did not perform well at the box-office, as the movie opened in 17 theatres and grossed $391,672 for a per-theatre average of $23,039. The film saw some expansion in later weeks, but ultimately was about $1 million short of earning back its $8.7 million production budget. It grossed $5.5 million in North America and $2.1 million elsewhere.

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