Sean Axmaker Stream on Demand Mar 8, 2024

It’s less science fiction that speculative social commentary.... You don’t have to dig deep to find echoes of Gattaca, 1984, and Brave New World sounding through the dispassionate study in alienation, social regimentation, and economic disparity.

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Leigh Paatsch Herald Sun (Australia) Jul 15, 2020 3/5

High on atmosphere and big on ideas, but quietly goes about its business otherwise.

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James Kendrick Q Network Film Desk Feb 16, 2016 2/4

a visually striking, but emotionally flat mash-up of romantic drama, film noir, and science fiction that sounds much more interesting than it turns out to be

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Nell Minow Common Sense Media Dec 22, 2010 2/5

Disappointing sci-fi that's too intense for kids.

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Stefan Ulstein Christianity Today Sep 11, 2006 2/4

What keeps Code 46 from living up to its fascinating premise is the lack of empathy we feel for William and Maria. They are almost like benign video game characters.

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Urban Cinefile Critics Urban Cinefile Aug 30, 2005

Satisfyingly cinematic

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Luke Buckmaster In Film Australia Aug 16, 2005 3.5/5

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Jeremy C. Fox Pajiba May 5, 2005

If we're to believe that these two people are meant to be together, oughtn't there be some real heat when they are?

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Nick Schager Lessons of Darkness May 3, 2005 C+

A luxurious sight to behold.

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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Apr 6, 2005 C+

The premise was sounder than the execution.

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Jay Boyar Orlando Sentinel Oct 8, 2004 2/5

Amid the white walls and slick surfaces of this film, the characters seem more like lab rats than human beings.

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Tony Medley tonymedley.com Oct 7, 2004 4/10

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Steve Schneider Orlando Weekly Oct 6, 2004 4/5

The film is like bypass surgery: clinically precise but always in control of your heart.

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Duane Dudek Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Sep 30, 2004 2.5/4

Part thriller, part love story and part political allegory, told as dream noir, but too tangled and slippery to inspire much empathy.

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Jay Antani Los Angeles Alternative Sep 30, 2004 1.5/5

a noir snore with no moral desperation, no clear-cut point-of-view and a love story whose eroticism feels about as urgent as yardwork

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Dan Jardine Cinemania Sep 25, 2004 78/100

Original, intelligent, cool, aloof, and ultimately unforgettable.

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Eric D. Snider EricDSnider.com Sep 24, 2004 C

Too much stoicism and not enough vulnerability -- OK for a futuristic film about a dystopian society, but not if you're supposed to feel the emotions of the main characters.

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Sean P. Means Salt Lake Tribune Sep 20, 2004 2/4

It's too bleak for the morose Robbins and doe-eyed Morton to connect meaningfully with each other or with us.

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Joe Utichi FilmFocus Sep 19, 2004 80/100

Winterbottom's sci-fi romance is in a class of its own. Robbins and Morton [are] clearly in their element here.

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Marc Savlov Austin Chronicle Sep 19, 2004 4/5

May be one of the most perfect cyberpunk films ever made.

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