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Actors: Sandra Bullock, Jeremy Northan, Dennis Miller
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Computer expert, Angela Bennett (Sandra Bullock), heads off to Mexico for a well-deserved vacation, only to discover that information given to her by a recently-deceased colleague has made her the target of an elaborate scheme to not only eliminate her, but her entire identity as well. The movie capitalizes on technophobia, but also delicately touches on philosophical notions of identity and society as well.
--Michelle Yusuf, Resident Scholar

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Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 30%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%



Time/Era of Movie: - 1980's-1999
Technology/treasure/info search Yes
involving: - computer info
Romance Yes

Main Character
Identity: - Female
Profession/status: - blue collar worker
Age: - 20's-30's
Eccentric: Yes - eccentric - deluded
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
Hair color? - brunette (Brown)
Hair style - medium/shoulderlgn, straight (woman)
Body type - average (woman)
Events of movie makes character more... - tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - healthy but a geeky weakling

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - bounty hunter
Has special powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - is very quick - can change shapes - mind control - Invisibility
Eccentric: Yes - wild - emotionally unstable - obsessed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - 40%
Hair color - brunette (Brown)
Hair type - (man) short/standard wavey
Body type - average (man)
unclothed? - chest
Ethnicity/Nationality - British
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant

Setting
The Americas (not US): Yes
The Americas: - Mexico
Water? Yes
Water: - pleasure/love boat
City? Yes
City: - Los Angeles - San Francisco
Misc setting - prison - resort/hotel - building

Style
Accounts of torture and death? - gory visuals of deaths
Movie makes you feel... - frustrated
How many deaths in film? - 3-4
Sex/nudity in movie? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references only - sex under blankets
How much use of techno gadgets? - 9 (quite a lot)
Kind of violence: - hand to hand - guns
Unusual forms of death - perforation--bullets
Any profanity? - Some foul language
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