Synopsis: In the near future, the Earth is at war with Alfa-Centaur. A man is arrested under the accusation of not being the scientist he resembles but an extraterrestrial cyborg made to look exactly like him, and equipped with a bomb inside his body which is programmed to detonate in the proximity of the Earth's government leader. Based on a short story by Philip K. Dick written in 1953.
Appraisal: After an arresting first act, what follows is rather conventional, in the form of chases, fights, and the like. The camerawork relies heavily on fast panning, which I found to be headache-inducing. The film has interesting philosophical implications, derived from the fact that the cyborgs are supposed to be programmed to think they are really the humans they impersonate.
Rating: 38
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