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Impostor is a 2002 American science fiction psychological thriller film based upon the 1953 short story “Impostor“ by Philip K. Dick. James Berardinelli of ReelViews gave the film two-and-a-half stars (out of four), saying “there are a few moderately diverting subplots and the storyline eventually gets somewhere“, but added that “Impostor wears out its welcome by the half-hour mark, and doesn’t do anything to stir things up until the climax. You could spend the entire midsection of this movie in the bathroom and not miss much“. William Arnold of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer gave the film a mildly positive review, praising lead actor Gary Sinise’s ability to “hold the film together and provide a strong, sympathetic human focus. The movie’s atmosphere has a very definite Blade Runner feel“. Maitland McDonagh of TV Guide gave the film three stars out of four, saying it packed “a real emotional wallop“, but suggested that it would have worked better as the 40-minute short film it was originally intended to be. Casts: Gary Sinise, Madeleine Stowe, Vincent D’Onofrio, Mekhi Phifer, Tony Shalhoub, Tim Guinee, Gary Dourdan, Lindsay Crouse, Clarence Williams III, Elizabeth Pena, Shane Brolly, Golden Brooks, Ted King, Rachel Luttrell. Directed: Gary Fleder. Produced: Gary Fleder, Marty Katz, Daniel Lupi, Gary Sinise. Screenplay: Caroline Case, Ehren Kruger, David Twohy. Adaptation: Scott Rosenberg. Edited: Armen Minasian, Bob Ducsay. Cinematography: Robert Elswit. Music: Mark Isham. Based: “Impostor“ By Philip K. Dick. Release: October 27, 2001. Distributed: Dimension Films. Running Time: 01:35:35.
