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"The intriguing 'Virtuality' doesn't deserve to be lost in space" - CT
24/June/2009 03:11 PM Filed in: Articles
--- In “Virtuality,” Nikolaj Coster-Waldau stars as Commander Frank Pike, the leader of the crew of the Phaeton, which works for a business consortium that is offsetting the cost of the expedition by making the astronauts star in a reality show about the journey. To escape the ever-present cameras scattered throughout the ship, the crew members often escape into their “virtual reality” headsets, which allow them to interact—sometimes in surprising ways—in fantastical settings.
“Virtuality” deftly lays out the relationships among the characters, who range from the tough Sue Parsons (Clea DuVall) to the canny ship’s therapist, Roger Fallon (James D’Arcy). All these characters carry not just the hopes of Earth, which is in the grip of an environmental crisis, but their own emotional baggage and neuroses. And the ship itself—or at least its virtual reality programs—are not exactly functioning as planned.
Though Ritchie Coster is instantly interesting as second-in-command Jimmy Johnson, not all of "Virtuality's" characters stand out, and there are a some overwrought moments and less interesting segues. But the generally well-paced film is impressive in the way it builds toward a tense conclusion even as it explores the nature of role-playing in a technology-obsessed world. ---
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http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2009/06/virtuality-fox-ron-moore-.html
“Virtuality” deftly lays out the relationships among the characters, who range from the tough Sue Parsons (Clea DuVall) to the canny ship’s therapist, Roger Fallon (James D’Arcy). All these characters carry not just the hopes of Earth, which is in the grip of an environmental crisis, but their own emotional baggage and neuroses. And the ship itself—or at least its virtual reality programs—are not exactly functioning as planned.
Though Ritchie Coster is instantly interesting as second-in-command Jimmy Johnson, not all of "Virtuality's" characters stand out, and there are a some overwrought moments and less interesting segues. But the generally well-paced film is impressive in the way it builds toward a tense conclusion even as it explores the nature of role-playing in a technology-obsessed world. ---
Full Article:
http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2009/06/virtuality-fox-ron-moore-.html
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