eXistenZ

When the computer game designer Allegra Geller is the target of an assassination attempt during a demonstration of her new, groundbreaking virtual reality game 'eXistenZ', she flees together with the newly hired Ted Pikul. 'eXistenZ' works by connecting the player to an organism-like game console via a port surgically implanted in the spinal cord. Allegra fears that her game has been damaged, so she asks Ted to test the game with her. Ted, who has never played before, is not exactly thrilled by the idea, but in the end he agrees to come along into Allegra's strange universe.

The accomplished ending saves this trippy science-fiction film, which plays on our and the characters' doubts about what is fantasy/game and what is reality. The film's universe is more repellent than exciting, however, and the characters never really become involving. They are merely one-dimensional figures in a game.