Genre: Sci-Fi/Drama
Director: Alex Garland
Writer: Rosie JoLove
Based on the novel by Philip K. Dick
Cast: Michael Fassbender, James McAvoy, Peyton Roi List, Lena Headey, Matt Smith, Clark Gregg, James Purefoy, Rafe Spall, John Gallagher Jr., Shannon Woodward
Budget: $30,000,000
Domestic Box Office: $16,001,457
Foreign Box Office: $18,861,093
Total Profit: -$29,000,452
Reaction: Definitely not how we wanted to start our 10th season. The gives writer Rosie JoLove her first bomb right out of the gate. Outside of Minority Report and the original Total Recall, Philip K. Dick adaptations have been historically unsuccessful at the box office, with this film joining those ranks.
"Philip K. Dick is infamously difficult to adapt faithfully. The best Dick adaptations are those that are more loose, like Blade Runner and Minority Report. Ubik is too faithful to the source material to the point of constant confusion." - Ben Bernard, New York Times
"Ubik brings Philip K. Dick's trademark reality-bending sci-fi to the big screen with mostly mixed results, albeit some strong elements. The film is often too confusing for its own good, but it is mostly well-cast and is never boring." - Shawn Moseby, Fresno Bee
"Rather than simplifying things for an audience, the filmmakers have opted to make the film as inaccessible as possible. Characters come and go without any introduction or explanation or motivation. Ubik is too confusing to make for a wholly enjoyable film-going experience." - Mark Rawls, Seattle Times
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Rated R for violence, language, drug use and some sexuality.
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