REPLICAS is a sci-fi drama starring Keanu Reeves as a family man and cutting edge scientist forced into extreme action when he loses his entire family in a car accident. The setup is highly predictable, but the story is handled in a surprisingly sensitive manner, at least for the first two thirds of the running time. We're in dark, moral dilemma territory here, with Reeves convincing as a man pushed to the edge and an interesting look at the rights and wrongs of the action he takes. What's a shame, then, is that the last third becomes a different film entirely, a routine action thriller with so-so CGI effects. It's like they're not allowed to have any moral darkness in the Reeves character, so bring in a stock villain instead, and the film loses something as a result.
Review of Replicas
