Review of The Gene Generation (2007) by Bobby L — 29 Oct 2009

I have to admit that I agree with most reviews on this film; it's nothing to write home about,yet on the other hand it's not really that bad either and I can honestly say that I have seen much, much worse.

Its problem lies where all films' problems lie and that's with the script. It's absolutely inane, absurd and makes virtually no sense at all even within the world it attempts to create. The actors seem to be working with what they are given but there's only so much they can accomplish with this tripe.

Bai Ling does her best--she fills out her sexy costume and strips down for a couple of nude scenes, and Parry Shen (best known for his brilliant performance in BETTER LUCK TOMORROW) gives his all trying to make his role of the troublesome younger brother interesting.

In the end however, everyone is defeated by director Pearry Teo's adaptation of his own comicbook. You'd think that with this much control over the end product Teo would have been able to produce more than this confused and confusing flick that serves only to make the viewer wish they were watching BLADERUNNER.