The Final Cut

This was a very good movie. Robin Williams stars as Alan, a "Cutter" in the near future. See, parents, at their option, can have their children, before birth, fitted with a microchip in their brains, which will record every single thing they see throughout their lives. When a person with such a chip dies, a cutter is hired to completely review the deceased's life and create a "Rememory" - a film documenting all the "wonderful" parts of the dead person's life which will be played at a memorial service.

Now, I know what you're thinking: "That would take a lifetime to review." Well, it doesn't, because the cutters have a great computer which initially reviews the whole life, and sorts out everything into subfolders: Sleep, eating, personal hygiene, masturbation, personal trauma, etc. A cutter deletes all the "offending conduct" - wife beatings, pedophilia, etc. - and then selects the moments which, in his opinion, best suit the life, and the deceased's mourners.

While preparing a Rememory, Alan sees something that could affect his whole life, and goes on a desperate search. So, that's the setup. A side note - Mira Sorvino stars as his girlfriend. Mira Sorvino??? Where the hell has SHE been?

A very good movie now available on DVD. Rent it.