A hairless, uncharacteristically uncharismatic Christoph Waltz plays a brilliant cubicle jockey tasked with working on a mathematical proof that, well, nothing really matters. This cluttered Sci-Fi confection is the kind of colorful, kinetic dystopian vision that director Terry Gilliam (Brazil) does so well, but though this is being sold as existential angst, it’s got a recycled feel, and the clutter mainly serves to distract from the dullness of the story and its take on digital alienation. The repetitious in-jokes are not funny, the characters are not likable, and the whole thing is too, um, theoretical. Japanese title: Zero no Mirai. (106 min)
Don Morton
Don Morton has viewed some 6,000 movies, frequently awake. A bachelor and avid cyclist, he currently divides his time between Tokyo and a high-tech 4WD super-camper somewhere in North America.You may also like
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