The Gene Generation
Plot: Michelle kills DNA hackers for a living. She isn't proud of her job, but she needs the money to get her and her brother out of the slums. The problem is that her brother is a gambler, and he always finds out where she stashes her earnings. It gets him into trouble a lot, and Michelle is the one who needs to fix his mess.
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September 05, 2025
Not Teo's best, but somehow I find it difficult to dislike his films. The flaws are obvious enough here: the performances are horrid (though Ling is somewhat decent), the CG is an eyesore, and the plot isn't as well-developed as it should be. The worst thing is that the budget wasn't all that small, so it wasn't just a matter of resources.
But Teo's love for cyberpunk and highly aesthetic/edgy things is what kept me watching. There's definitely some Mamoru Oshii in there, it's just that the execution is lacking. The Gene Generation is for niche fans only, and it's not a film I'll defend with my life, but I could see the potential (and I recognized the lack of comparable films), so I still enjoyed myself.