A Scanner Darkly

A rather bland adaptation of the Philip K. Dick novel of the same title which is ill fated for writer and director Richard Linklater using the same animation technique that worked better on his "Waking Life." One definitely expects more given the rich source material and animation but it seems that the interpolated-rotoscoping techniques is used to preserve the features of the A-list talent than using it to add layers that live action couldn't deliver. The story of an under-cover agent (Keanu Reeves) who's double crossed by the authorities and criminals for infiltrating the world of drug trafficking. YRCinema's coverage of films on DVD.