Yawn. Poorly Filmed Snooze Fest.

Am I Missing Something?

it is the rare 'crazy' movie that actually has something to say.

I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.

Has it ever happened to you to spend days while you are trying to get a certain information or a document? The office rats send you from one office to another ("Sure, ask my colleague from room 867 on the 16th floor"), you spend hours on the phone, then from one building to the opposite side of town ("Yes, we are open on Tuesday from 16.00 till 18.00 and on Thursday from 10.00 till 12.00"), and days pass and you feel being sucked in some insane surreal bureaucratic vortex. I experienced it more than once and - while I hope it didn't happen do you - I bet you went through this too.For a low budget sci-fi flick it does a smart move - the film captures you straight from the first frames due to a very unusual texture - sinister camera angles, eerie close-ups and noir-like lightning aren't just guests here. You're their guest.The colour solutions of "Version 1.0" remind me of an amazing robot horror movie by Richard Stanley, "Hardware" with its dominant dirty yellow and red shades. By the way, if you loved that robot horror dystopian film, you'd definitely enjoy "Version 1.0". The monotone decay atmosphere is present in both.The cast deserves a special mention. Jeremy Sisto and Deborah Unger in the main roles were perfect, not some outstanding performances, but the film's secondary characters really gave it a particular savour. Lance Henriksen (Bishop in "Aliens", Alien 3"), Bruce Payne ("Passenger 57", "Necronomicon"), Udo Kier (secondary roles in "Suspiria", "Blade", "Armageddon", "Dogville", "Grindhouse") - all these guys are amazing character actors, but I particularly loved Lance Henriksen's role as basement dwelling bum. "Version 1.0" is a hypnotizing surreal cyberpunk brilliantly portraying monotone paranoid decay, woven of many elements like Dadaism, Kafka, Lynch, Cronenberg, noir, surrealism, consumerism, corporations, depression, sex addictions and, finally, turns up to be a very satisfying science fiction. I would love to watch it again and it's the best compliment a movie can receive. For any science fiction fan I'd surely say it's a must-see.

You didn't hear of this movie for years? Well, good, but sadly somehow you got here, which means you might want to check this movie out.But luckily you ended up reading this review. I won't go into detail, but just give you one tip: It is Bulls*The other reviewers must be crazy. Seeing a riddle behind every camera angle. This movie is crap. It is atmospheric but in a way that made me nervous, I wanted to tear the seat and theater apart. The movie leads nowhere. There isn't a message about anything you are left with. I am a software engineer, and I don't get anything here. I suppose you have to be very ignorant about everything, to see the master plan here. Having some kind of knowledge totally breaks this movie. It is up to you if you want to waste your day. I am still angry writing these lines.

There was some kewl stuff in this movie. Especially the Mid-Rise Apartment in the movie. Really neat. Does anyone know what Country this apartment was in? Was it Romania? Iceland? Was it really a set? It was really neat Art Deco type apartment, seeming it was of the 1920's or 30's. If any one has the inside on my question about this mysterious Mid-Rise, I would really appreciate it. And also take special note to those old European dial phones. Was that current for this Country? I loved the Film Nior & mystery of this movie. I really Liked Jeremy Sisto. Have never heard of him before. And that German actor. Udo Kier? Hope I spelled it right. And I also love anything Lance Henrickson is in.Love them Indies.Peace Josh

Simon is a computer programmer who is being pressured to complete a code. He begins to receive unmarked, seemingly empty packages from an unknown source. These packages add to his already paranoid state, making him install a high tech alarm system and put pad locks on everything. His only real communication with the outside world is the currier that brings him the items he requests, including milk, which he begins to buy and drink in large quantities. As he looks into who is sending him the packages, he discovers one neighbor is stockpiling cola and making internet "cybersmut" films through virtual reality programming, another neighbor has been using the smut program on a regular basis and is stockpiling juice, and yet another neighbor is stockpiling meat. The movie goes on to make you believe SImon is really going crazy, until near the end they reveal that he is just a very advanced computer, infected with an invisible program delivered through the empty boxes. Simon's creator was also a neighbor who admits to him the glitches in the program have cause him to become sick and the best thing is to end it all. This movie was basically a waste of time, but if you have 2 hours to kill and want something hard to follow to watch, then this is the movie for you.