Set in the near future, the story concerns a microchip that is capable of recording a person's entire life. Robin Williams plays Alan Hakman, an editor who cuts together the footage to make pleasant movies for funerals. Tormented by his job and his own memories, Alan also has a troubled romantic relationship with bookseller Delilah. While looking through footage for his next project, Alan discovers a man whom he believes is from his own past. Meanwhile, former editor Fletcher wants the footage for his own purposes.
The main concept of this film is pretty cool - the ability to record your entire life on a hard drive attached to your brain. Of course, that brings up a slew of legal and moral dilemmas that must be dealt with before it becomes reality. Unfortunately, this film didn't fully explore any of the interesting drama this could create. Instead, it focused on a particular job (a cutter, who splices parts of a persons recorded life together for viewing at their funeral) and really only scratched the surface of what could have been a really mind-blowing epic - I guess Steven Spielberg can't make every movie. Anyway, it's not a bad movie, but it just didn't take full advantage of the great underlying concept. Robin Williams put on a good dramatic performance and if you've seen One Hour Photo, then you'll know what to expect as he plays pretty much the same character.
Rating: 2.5 of 5 stars
Would I watch it again: No
Starring: Robin Williams, Mira Sorvino
I typically watch movies on Monday, Wednesday and Friday while riding the ACE Train from Tracy to Santa Clara. The opinions expressed are those of me, myself and I.
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