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film is a new take on the Frankenstein-myth.
Lazarus is the 3. subject in the Stitch-project, which is led by Dr. Rue Wakeman (Rutger
Hauer).
"He" was made an androgyne, "stitched" together from parts of 88 donors of all possible races, half of them of each sex -
the idea being that "he" should comprise all humanity. "He" choose to define himself as male, since he thought having a defined
gender would make people less uneasy around him.
The purpose of the Stitch-project was to create a
super-soldier,
but they soon discovered that Lazarus had a mind of his own. They considered him to be a monster and they also feared him,
because he was stronger, faster and smarter than a normal human - not to mention that he also possessed a rather violent temper.
Lazarus has a bizarre appearance - like a patchwork of different skin colours, but it's very aesthetically done, and it didn't
take long before I thought he look incredibly attractive - exotically beautiful, in fact. It also helps that he's a doomed, tragic
hero in the great gothic/romantic tradition!
 I was highly impressed by Wil
Wheaton's performance - he did a brilliant job portraying Lazarus, with a profound depth of emotion.
This is one of the best films I've ever seen. It's very original, and at times rather surreal and dreamlike (the only bad
part is a car chase scene, which is standard action and stands out like a sore thumb). The visual part is great, the soundtrack
(tomandandy) is great and it's got a very fascinating main character.
Here's a review of
Mr. Stitch from TV Guide Entertainment Network (a bit edited
by me)
And here's what I've been dying to find on the net, a whole site dedicated to
"Mr.
Stitch".
Lots of neat pictures; both from the film and production stills.
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