And they're not entirely appalling, but the movie's entire conversation about clones - issues like permission, whether they have souls, and how they might be treated by humans - is completely ignored. The villain ( Clive Owen) has his reasons for creating clone soldiers. Aside from some professional-looking stunts and smooth chase scenes, the action only rarely thrills. The story, which takes its characters all over the world, grows more and more implausible - no one ever gets jet lag? - and runs out of momentum before long. The clone version is kept mostly in shadows to hide its fake, rubbery quality a scene shot in bright sunlight really lets the seams show. Even the real Smith seems muted here he's normally a warm, funny, compulsively watchable actor, but in trying to convey Henry's lifetime of pain, he simply shuts down. Director Ang Lee continues his string of technology-advancing movies, but while Life of Pi worked nicely, both Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk and Gemini Man seem to have neglected the human connection. This sluggish, dull, special effects-driven actioner fails twice: In engaging with an intellectual discussion of clones and in its attempt to find strong emotional ground on the same subject.
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