i think this film be a poor effort by the british film council fell flat a hey and come on and tim robbins be an old guy and here be this beautiful young woman who fall straight for him as well . like lose in translation it really hard to suspend disbelief in this context . it a good look film but lack punch . when tim robbins be pretend to be psychic it look like he have a small migraine . he look uncomfortable and life less . the part where he be screen suspect employee at sphinx be laughable . if an investigator come to my factory the last thing i would do be tell him about my freckle fetish . it obviously over intellectual . clumsy . the city be a it be and a convenient backdrop . they obviously pick the most futuristic city they could ( shanghai ) a a backdrop but the city never really come out and effect the character a in for example blade runner and where the character of the city often intersect the story . slow a a wet week . no chemistry and real dramatic high point and so so plot .