Synopsis
In a dystopian future, insurance fraud investigator William Gold arrives in Shanghai to investigate a forgery ring for "papelles", futuristic passports that record people's identities and genetics. Gold falls for Maria Gonzalez, the woman in charge of the forgeries. After a passionate affair, Gold returns home, having named a coworker as the culprit. But when one of Gonzalez's customers is found dead, Gold is sent back to Shanghai to complete the investigation.
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Cast
- Tim RobbinsWilliam Geld
- Samantha MortonMaria Gonzales
- Nabil ElouahabiVendor
- Om PuriBahkland
- Emil MarwaMohan
- Nina FogWole
- Bruno LastraBikku
- Togo IgawaDriver
- Natalie MendozaSphinx Receptionist
- Jeanne BalibarSylvie
Recommendations
- 83
Entertainment Weekly
Code 46 has a noirish fatalism that renders it a close cousin to ''Blade Runner,'' but Winterbottom's film, shot mostly in the light, uses the theme of memory erasure to peer into the eternal sunshine of tragically altered minds. - 75
Christian Science Monitor
Not always compellingly made, but intelligent and perhaps prophetic. - 70
L.A. Weekly
If the movie is finally something of a failure as a romance, it's rarely less than a triumph of soulful imagination. - 60
The Hollywood Reporter
Code 46 lacks the visceral power of "28 Days Later," as well as what might be termed its "gross-out" appeal. - 60
Variety
An intriguing but only partly successful co-mingling of film noir and sci-fi. - 60
Village Voice
Late in the day, Code 46 bursts its chemical chains to become a convincingly irrational love story. - 50
Film Threat
I won't spoil the ending, but if Code 46 is to be believed, women will have it even worse in the years to come. - 50
New York Magazine (Vulture)
Their doomy romance is supposed to be fated, but it just seems sloggy, certainly not the stuff of myth. A good comedy could be made from this same premise.
