dlschuch Kristin Scott Thomas did not play William's wife. as a matter of fact, she wasn't even in the film. this film is definitely one of my all time favorite movies. i don't know how many times i have seen it, but i still find new things. Samantha Morton always delivers. this movie is something to pay attention to because we are heading down this road. however, genetic testing could be done to make certain that even if they were related, they did not carry the genes that would cause defects. there is a Jewish tribe that has a lineage of inbreeding and except for TA Sachs's the children are of superior health and intelligence. the only time incest of this nature (where neither person actually knew each other prior to the 'coupling) is an issue is where introducing one set of genes from one parent would not cause problems but if both have the defect then yes, it would be advisable to not let the intimacy occur.

Bloodwank Code 46 is a film that puts its heart ahead of its head. Fortunately there are times when I can cherish such an endeavour so it worked for me, but I'm not the sort of viewer to tune out my head entirely so it didn't entirely work. For a plot, we have an fraud investigator in a dystopian future falling for his chief suspect. There's romance and plot developments, but the romance is key, the film is a study in wistful mood over and above its narrative. The driving force is the sparking of love in a time of such uncertainty it seems near impossible, a future of uncertain (and perhaps dangerous) genetic identities and instant personality alterations. A time in which mankind has gone so far with genetic experimentation that intrusive legislation and rigid border controls are the governments only tool to keep things under control, with Tim Robbins as or protagonist working to do just that. Now the above might give the impression of science fiction intrigues in a distant new world, but the design is modern with little visually (apart from a pretty awesome road junction) to set it apart from our world, generally conversation and some cold interior designs are what creates its sense of future. As for intrigue, well this gets us to the trouble with the film. Thematically, the potential is high, but by and large the issues are little more than brought up and laid down, if brought up at all. So no serious delving into the moral and biological consequences of events, nor the problems raised by personality alteration viruses, nor even much of a process of realisation/rebellion by our lead. What's there instead is charm, a gentle look at quiet, irresponsible burgeoning romance, deftly essayed by the leads and buttressed by sweet presentation. Tim Robbins does well in suggesting a questing soul beneath a smiling, sincerely insincere exterior, while Samantha Morton is a delight as the object of his affections. With hair cut short and a childlike naiveté she near shimmers in other-world loveliness, a truly likable turn. They have fine chemistry too, so their relationship is a fine one to ride with, much aided by the cinematography and score. Some places look suitably sterile here, but a lot of places are shot with soft, dreamhaze hues as if coming to from a medicated slumber, fitting to the plot. The music, mostly from The Free Association is wistful and shoegazey, again appropriate. The ending does however really spoil the mood established by the wordless score by employing a Coldplay song. I'm probably biased because I loathe Coldplay anyway but even taking that into account I don't think any vocals would really have suited the end of this one. I'm in danger of selling this one perhaps more than it truly deserves, but I did like it a lot. The lack of substance is a big drawback, but maintains a near constantly pleasing tone even if I wasn't thinking much about it after viewing. 7/10 from me, one for romantics methinks.

Imdbidia Code 46 is a Michael Winterbottom allegory about a near future world where human relationships are society are damned by the power of eugenics and the extensive use of in-vitro genetically-designed pregnancies.Tim Robbins is William Geld, a Government official on a trip to Shanghai to investigate a case of document forgery in a government security plant. There, he finds worker Maria Gonzalez (Samantha Morton), to whom he feels immediately attracted despite his conviction that she is the forger. Their love story, however, is cursed from the beginning as, under Code 46, they must not enter in a relationship, get married or have a baby as they share at least 46% of their genetic code and are strongly family related.The movie is an allegoric projection into the future of the technological, scientific and cultural trends and issues predominant in the modern world. Being so, Code 46 is set in a multi-ethnic, multi-racial, multi-cultural and multi-linguistic society. The characters in the movie use an hybrid English mixed with words from different languages, mostly Spanish, but also Italian, French, Mandarin, Arabic, and Basque among others, which work in the say way Spanglish does nowadays. Winterbottom's future is strictly compartmented and structured, with a controlled individual freedom, and limited freedom of movement between world areas unless you have "papelles" [= from the Spanish papeles, i.e. papers/documents), which are only granted depending on your health state and genetic disposition to certain maladies and weaknesses. A believable situation in which Private Health Insurance and Government are almost the same.The premises of the film are brilliant, thought-provoking and original, although connected with themes already presented in Gattaca. The high-tech future world is perfectly drawn and showed, and uses a mix of Shanghai, Dubai and Kuala-Lumpur futuristic urban settings and architecture, which provide a very sleek urban, metallic imagery and a cold feeling. In contrast, the outcast areas are wilder, more rural and underdeveloped, but warmer from a human point of view; they were shot in the desert area near Dubai and in India. The music (with a cameo performance by Mick Jones singing "Should I stay or should I go?) is also great, and gives a great mood to the movie.Despite the undeniable style and good premises of the movie, this gets washed out by a poor script that soon departs from the love story, which it is supposed to be the core of the movie. The leading characters are poorly drawn and explored, and the love story feels more like a lust story than anything else; moreover, Robbins and Morton don't have a great chemistry on camera either so the movie ends lacking emotion and the viewer ends the film thinking, where is the love? On the other hand, the outcast society and the outcasts are barely introduced, so it is difficult to understand the sort of world we are dealing with, as we are just presented with the developed part of it. In other words, while the future society feels like real future, the outcast society looks more like the underdeveloped rural areas of our modern world, not the underdeveloped areas of the future.A thought-provoking film with sleek visuals and music that is wasted by a drafted script and mediocre performances.

shinsrevenge Code 46 is difficult to judge. Tim Robbins does a good job. Every minute with him is worth watching it. Samantha Morton is at the beginning the exact opposite. Her (at least in German) boring, emotionless voice draws the mood down. She looks quite often directly into the camera and that makes the movie look like a cheap homemade video. The toilet scenes with her where very needless. Did they add them for more authenticity? It doesn't upvalue the movie in any way.The story is somewhat interesting. It helps pass the time. Especially after about half of the time, thanks to her amnesia, her acting gets better and so does the movie. Near the end, it even has some unexpected plot turns.Concluding I can say about Code 46, that it starts out weak, gets average and ends rather good. That's enough for 6 stars.