Review of Code 46 (2003) by Pearl W — 29 Sep 2004

At work. Just rating. And writing.

More Trivia:

Tim Robbins said in an interview that he almost got killed filming the driving scene in "Code 46." That, and Michael Winterbottom takes guerilla filmmaking to the full tilt. The British director shot the sci-fi film almost permit-less at $6 million. If we questioned Tim's terse assessment of the "Code 46" set, he gives us this much: "I would feed my actors." Sounds like Winterbottom's style errs on the side of freewheelin' and union-defeatin'. He'd win over young, renegade indie filmmakers, but would turn off high-profile veterans like Tim Robbins.

Also, Winterbottom's new film contains actual sex scenes. The actors actually have sex on film. It's cunnilingus, fellatio and intercourse intercut with band performances. Winterbottom's justification: When we shoot actors eating cereal, the actors do eat the food, so why not have real sex instead of simulated sex? Well, sometimes actors use spit buckets. Plus, most people don't mind eating in a public cafeteria, but might object to fucking there during lunch hour.

I'm not complaining though; I'm always up for onscreen raunchiness. Aside from all the other discussions this can bring up, I'm curious about one thing: Is the guy actor hot? I couldn't find his photo on IMDB. I've yet to see a porno where the guy is attractive. If he is hot, the prospect sounds interesting despite the annoying band-splicing. But I'm not horny enough to not dub "Nine Songs" just DVD-worthy.