Gattaca . Tucson Weekly . 11-03-97

Gattaca

DIRECTED BY: Andrew M. Niccol

REVIEWED: 11-03-97

Imagine, if you will, a future society so obsessed with flawlessness that Uma Thurman fails to measure up to the standards of perfection. Also, there are two brothers: The genetically perfect one grows up to be a cop, but the genetically imperfect one becomes a criminal--so they must fight! And then there's this one scene where a drop of snot dangles at the tip of Uma's nose, never falling, as she turns her head a bit to the left, a bit to the right. It's arguably the best snot scene ever filmed. While much of the film is preachy, pretentious and slow, the snot scene is easily worth the $7 admission price. See, she has the snot coming out of her nose--because she's not perfect! Oddly, genetic anomaly Danny DeVito produced this film.

--DiGiovanna

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