I was actually glad to see Banderas in this role. It seemed to me to be a half-way decent vehicle ... not Hollywood big budget blockbuster-type, which could really have made it great it there had been a particularly top-notch screenwriter. But I thought it was a really pretty good production for what I'm guessing was a Banderas-Griffith-driven independent. Plus, there were all sorts of great actors in it ... McDermott, Forster. Did you notice in the credits, Javier Bardem played the blue robot, whoever that was?
I agree with you that the movie could have been more impressive; I think it could have been great. But I think it will become something of a cult favorite. And I could see it being one of some things that might catapult Banderas back into top billing, with a new life as a sexy older hero-detective-action hero whatever. Really pretty cool sci-fi, I thought. I mean, and don't have to have a lot of money if you can make the screenplay and the location work for you, as they did to a large degree. Although those robots moving around as much as they did must have cost a lot or taken a lot of time doing the animation.
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