"What Does A Scanner See?"

A Scanner Darkly (2006)
Directed by Richard Linklater, rated R, 100 minutes

A Scanner Darkly is an extraordinary and unsettling sci-fi movie about an undercover cop who starts losing grip on his identity after he begins taking a dangerous new drug. The film sets up a creepy environment of paranoia and insanity, and the dark storyline is effective all the way to the end. Robert Downey Jr. and Woody Harrelson add a lot of dark humor to the film, and even Keanu Reeves gives a good performance. A Scanner Darkly is a visually stylish and an atmospheric film that's both darkly funny and intelligent. You'll like it if: You like sci-fi films, Philip K. Dick, Robert Downey Jr., Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, The Matrix or Bringing out the Dead.