Andrew Niccol (1) (1964–)
Author of The Truman Show [1998 film]
For other authors named Andrew Niccol, see the disambiguation page.
About the Author
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Works by Andrew Niccol
4-Movie Collection: Sci Fi — Director — 11 copies
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Niccol, Andrew
- Birthdate
- 1964-06-10
- Gender
- male
- Occupations
- film director
screenwriter - Nationality
- New Zealand
- Birthplace
- Paraparaumu, New Zealand
- Places of residence
- Auckland, New Zealand
London, England, UK - Associated Place (for map)
- New Zealand
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I found the premise to be intriguing, but I think the movie could have been more. (how are the elite able to actually steal time? It's not explained) On the flip side, it's a pretty good commentary on the state of affairs in the world and the haves vs have nots.
Will Salas lives on the poor side of town with his mother. Where all you need is time. The year is 2169 and you stop aging at 25 and everything you do is all about time. You pay your bills with time and you earn time from work. Will meets a man who wants to die but has over a hundred years of time, and the man gives it to. Will's mother dies before he can share the time with her and he vows revenge on those who run the system. He teams up with the daughter of the banker who controls time and show more they start giving it away. This is their biggest sin.
Pretty good movie, scary idea of another way the population could be controlled. show less
Pretty good movie, scary idea of another way the population could be controlled. show less
A conventionally-born person hides in a society of engineered supermen.
Boring, and hopelessly in love with its own half-baked ideas. Niccol's idea of developing those ideas is to add more and more blunt metaphors, and not care that the movie does not work on a literal level. Lots of stuff happens which in a competently-written movie would be the elements of the plot, but in this movie, those things have almost no consequences. The characters must have been written by someone who's heard of show more human beings, but has never actually seen one in person. And the actors seem as bored with this movie as I am.
Concept: C
Story: F
Characters: F
Dialog: D
Pacing: F
Cinematography: B
Special effects/design: A
Acting: D
Music: C
Enjoyment: F
GPA: 1.3/4 show less
Boring, and hopelessly in love with its own half-baked ideas. Niccol's idea of developing those ideas is to add more and more blunt metaphors, and not care that the movie does not work on a literal level. Lots of stuff happens which in a competently-written movie would be the elements of the plot, but in this movie, those things have almost no consequences. The characters must have been written by someone who's heard of show more human beings, but has never actually seen one in person. And the actors seem as bored with this movie as I am.
Concept: C
Story: F
Characters: F
Dialog: D
Pacing: F
Cinematography: B
Special effects/design: A
Acting: D
Music: C
Enjoyment: F
GPA: 1.3/4 show less
A man doesn't know that his life is a TV show.
If I think about it critically after the fact, it doesn't really hold up all that well. But while I'm actually watching it, it seems like a remarkably great movie.
Concept: A
Story: A
Characters: D
Dialog: C
Pacing: A
Cinematography: B
Special effects/design: B
Acting: B
Music: A
Enjoyment: A
GPA: 3.2/4
If I think about it critically after the fact, it doesn't really hold up all that well. But while I'm actually watching it, it seems like a remarkably great movie.
Concept: A
Story: A
Characters: D
Dialog: C
Pacing: A
Cinematography: B
Special effects/design: B
Acting: B
Music: A
Enjoyment: A
GPA: 3.2/4
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