In a dystopian future, insurance fraud investigator William Gold has a brief affair with Maria, who is in charge of the forgeries, which, despite his attempts to return home, causes him to become embroiled in an even bigger controversy in Shanghai.
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
A provocative, classy, low-key sci-fi tale that presents a world so within reach it's scary.
Christianity Today
September 11, 2006
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.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
September 03, 2004
Winterbottom's movie may be cold, but it's still pretty cool.
Houston Chronicle
August 26, 2004
Winterbottom and screenwriter Frank Cottrell Boyce sell the sci-fi but botch the interpersonal.