In the future, qualification for a job is based upon genetics. A genetically inferior man wants to be an astronaut and assumes the identity of a man with crippled legs. When there is a murder at the space center, he must protect his false identity.
Not bad. The slowish pacing made an hour 43 seem like longer than it was. The plot started off really good with heavy narration, but got bogged down in the police investigation section (most of the film). The main character living with the man who he is supposed to be was interesting. Dialogue was very dry and the acting was all serious poker face. I liked the space center sets because they looked truly futuristic. Camera-work and editing were pretty seamless. There was a good overhead shot of the beach and a low angle of the main character reading a book at the dinner table in the beginning. When the main character removes his contacts and tries to cross the road, it looked psychedelic. The audio was mixed well with dialogue being more important than music. The whole thing just seemed very serious and sterile to me, which I think was intentional. Other critics have basically given this a C average, which I think is correct. I rate it adequate because it's alright, but nothing special.
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