Diagonaldi Very well executed

Afouotos Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

Aneesa Wardle The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

Bob This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

SnoopyStyle The world is split between cities under totalitarian control and the desert outside where the poor without papers struggle to live. William Geld (Tim Robbins) is sent to Shanghai to investigate forged papers. Maria Gonzalez (Samantha Morton) works at a company creating the papers and is the prime suspect. Code 46 prohibits reproduction due to genetic similarities. He follows her and they start an affair.It feels a little like 'Blade Runner' with the language amalgam, futuristic dystopia, and dark ethical dilemmas. It is inferior by comparison. The movie is trying to be exotic simply by filming in these foreign locations. It fails to be futuristic. A little background CGI would go a long way. The ethical question is a little confused and messy. Honestly, I don't feel the romantic chemistry between William and Maria. I wonder if Maria is playing William or William is taking advantage of Maria. I'm simply not invested in their relationship.

poppad46 A very atmospheric, futuristic romance. A combination of many genres from sic-fi, to romance, to a somewhat post apocalyptic world where big government controls who can mate with whom and where government can erase peoples thoughts as well as dictate where they live. Also, who can resist a young woman tied to a bed with hairy armpits and a bald vagina! My have! Anyways, I digress. As many other reviewers have mentioned it has a Bladerunner kind of feel to it although it is a much brighter and sunnier movie. It is a very well written and well acted movie that makes you think. Whenever people are told what to do, in general most people will do what they are told for a while but eventually someone will challenge authority and although they will initially fail, eventually a groundswell of popular dissent will take place that leads to change, revolution, etc...

dragokin I remember watching Code 46 accidentally in a theater shortly after it's release. It was substitute for another movie that a group i was with missed. Describing it afterwards as a low-budget SF drama was misleading but i had no better choice of words...Some years down the road, i've purchased the DVD and saw it again. Code 46 appeared much slower than i remembered. However, what impressed me again were the details with which the authors addressed the cultural, political and environmental changes in the near future: The cars are almost inaudible; You infect yourself with a virus that helps you learn a language; You need a visa to travel which looks like a bus ticket (even overseas) etc.There are some poetic elements that might spoil your fun, but they were presumably necessary to reinforce the authors' artistic standpoint.Overall this is a very good movie.

odo5435 I really wanted to like this film; and for the most part it fulfilled my expectations. The acting was above par as was the cinematography. Placed in a highly plausible near-future setting, the scenario of genetic violations had promise. The film had the potential to be one of the sci-fi greats.But I finished watching this film feeling that something was missing and it took me a while to put my finger on it.I believe the movie was let down by writing and/or direction that took too long to get to its main plot. Which would not have been a problem had it not failed to reward me for maintaining my interest along the way. Not that the film was slow, there were enough sci-fi near-future tit-bits for this buff (language, sets, plot, etc.), but I couldn't keep from thinking to myself "When are we going to get to the point?".Once there, somewhere about halfway through, the story picked up and we had a highly watchable futuristic flick.More attention to the script and direction, especially in the exposition, might have lifted the film from run-of-the-mill and turned it into a classic.My vote - Act 1 = 5, Act 2 = 9