Linklater's willingness to experiment ... is laudable. But I'm not sure he's reinventing animation here, or even adequately serving that older-than-children animation audience.
– Roger Moore,
Orlando Sentinel,
14 Jul 2006
fresh:
Mr. Linklater emerges once again as the Austin auteur par excellence, even if A Scanner Darkly is set in a ratty precinct of Orange County.
– Andrew Sarris,
New York Observer,
27 Jul 2006
fresh:
Wondrously attractive, all the more so for the avoidance (with one or two exceptions) of extrovert Waking Life-style set-pieces.
– Ben Walters,
Time Out New York,
17 Aug 2006
fresh:
As A Scanner Darkly proves, Keanu is the Coolness -- passive blankness, leaden line delivery, and all. Let's hear it for the vague blur.
– Dana Stevens,
Slate,
23 Sep 2006
fresh:
The coolest thing about the movie version of A Scanner Darkly is how very literally it takes the scanner part of that title.