In the future, a former military officer and current cab driver encounters a strange woman who is the key to mankind's survival
This movie was like the funnier brother of "Blade Runner." It had very similar elements such as the futuristic setting that's still very familiar to our world now, a rather grungy hero and his mysterious love interest, and a very vivid world in which our characters live in, complete with fast food places and flying Asian food stands. However, it was a lot more cheesy, less disturbing, and just more "fun" than "Blade Runner."
What made this movie light was just how over the top it is. It had a lot of humor in it from Bruce Willis' New York-style tone to Chris Tucker's flamboyant DJ to the alien villains reminiscent of Jim Henson's Muppets. Even Gary Oldman, our main villain, has a lot of fun with his role, even giving him a strong Southern accent. Of course, the minute I saw him, I was eerily reminded of the character of Beauregard LaFontaine from "American Dad." I am convinced Seth McFarlene used Mr. Zorg as inspiration.
The story is typical sci-fi: reluctant hero must save world. The plot is pretty predictable, too, but this movie was a lot better than most sci-fi that comes out these days, probably because it did copy "Blade Runner," which is just one of the best movies ever made.
There was one plot point that really bugged me: Bruce Willis' character Dallas attempts to hide a group of military officers in his fridge and later retrieves them. They looked VERY dead. Much later in the movie, they're busy in the office with the president keen on saving the world, and I was very confused. I guess in the future they can just unfreeze dead people and they're fine. Makes sense, since a huge part of the movie depends on completely rebuilding Milla Jovovich from a burned chunk of glove and flesh in under two minutes. Ahh, science.
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