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Cypher (Company man)
Threat advisory: High - High risk of entertaining activities
Movie propaganda
Morgan Sullivan (Jeremy Northam) is an out of work accountant who is stuck in an unhappy life in the suburbs, a miserable marriage and dreams of one day sailing away to a life of freedom and excitement. Seeling an escape from his lacklustre existence, and his overbearing wife, he decides to join the multinational corporation Digicorp to become a company spy. While carrying out his assignments Morgan meets an elusive and beautiful woman, Rita (Lucy Liu), who reveals to him that his activities have been a ruse to brainwash him and others like him.
With some hesitation, Morgan accepts her offer of anti-brainwashing drugs and is ultimately forced to work for a seemingly friendly agent from a rival company, Sunways. As a double agent, Morgan's survival lies deep in his mind and actions, but he's having difficulties distinguishing reality from the visions that plague him. Morgan's world has become a quagmire where the lines are blurred, where charades and dreams become truths.
Persons of interest
- Jeremy Northam .... Morgan Sullivan
- Lucy Liu .... Rita
- David Hewlett .... Vergil Dunn
- Brian King .... Screenwriter
- Vincenzo Natali .... Director
Cinematic intelligence sources
- Cypher official movie site
- Awards and film festivals:
- Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film 2003: Golden Raven (Vincenzo Natali)
- Catalonian International Film Festival, Sitges, Spain 2002: Best Actor (Jeremy Northam); Nomination: Best Film (Vincenzo Natali)
- Fantasporto 2003: Best Actor (Jeremy Northam), Best Special Effects (Bret Culp, Bob Munroe), Special Jury Award (Vincenzo Natali); Nomination: Best Film (Vincenzo Natali)
- Not to be confused with Company man
- Studios and distributors:
Intelligence analyst
Special Agent Matti
Theatrical report
Cypher is a cross between Ballistic: Ecks vs Sever, Gattaca and Unbreakable. Some vague science fiction technobabble, some running around shooting at people, some mysterious stuff that twists your brain a bit and lots of styling. Jeremy Northam is a good patsy while Lucy Liu continues her fully-menstruating action-girl routine from Charlie's angels and Ballistic: Ecks vs Sever. Cypher is a fun and interesting film that you'll enjoy seeing once, maybe more depending on your proclivities.
Security censorship classification
M (Low level violence, low level coarse language)
Surveillance time
95 minutes (1:35 hours)
Not for public release in Australia before date
Film: 14 August 2003
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