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I was blown away by the portrayal of a multicultural community of the future. Languages and races all melded together into one global culture. This film is so coy in displaying its intelligence. Being an average linguist, I loved the usage of Spanish, arabic, mandarin and more mixed in with English. Enough to entice, little enough to avoid viewer confusion. The backdrops of the scenes looked so natural yet foreign. I was surprised by the sensuality displayed in the latter part of the film...not being used to seeing Robbins in such scenes. the main actress carries a curious beauty and attractiveness throughout her performance. I was slightly disturbed by the code 46 violation, but not enough to say that this was not a fascinating experience. 7/10

"Code 46" is all about a married with child investigator, Robbins, in a futuristic world where people are cloned creating the potential for accidental inbreeding which would violate a statute called Code 46; hence, the film's title. As this plodding, plaintive, moody film noir digs into its story, Robbins falls for Morton with whom he has Code 46 issues which creates the conflict at the center of the plot. "Code 46" offers two good players, some excellent cinematography, and little else. It is tedious, full of time wasting filler, and, worst of all, not particularly engaging or provocative with an unsatisfying conclusion. Morton narrates with periodic profundities, people speak Spanglish, and the world of the film looks very much like the world of today. Not recommendable except for Robbins or Morton fans and sci-fi junkies. (C+)