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Code 46

Sci-Fi. Romance Code 46 is a love story set in an eerily possible near-future where cities are heavily controlled and only accessible through checkpoints. People cannot travel unless they have papelles, a special travel insurance. Outside cities, the desert has taken over and shanty towns are jammed with non-citizens - people without papelles whose lives are severely restricted. William (Tim Robbins) is a family man who works as an insurance ... [+]
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United States
Chicago Sun-Times
"The movie is more successful at introducing the slang and science of the future than incorporating it into a story (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4) 
United Kingdom
Empire
"Cinematography, production design and music are all top-notch, but the film largely succeeds because of the leads"
United States
Boston Globe
"With all this intelligence in front of and behind the cameras, why then does Code 46 play like a William Gibson novel with all the juicy bits removed?"
United States
The Washington Post
"Commits a Code 1 violation: It's boring." 
United States
USA Today
"It's all very ambitious -- and thought-provoking. But, at only 92 minutes, one wishes the script had been further developed and the film executed with more clarity." 
United States
ReelViews
"Flat, boring, pointless, and nonsensical." 
United States
Newsday
"Robbins and Morton, both fine actors, have no chemistry whatsoever. Their love story may as well have been written by Jules Verne."
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