Replicas: A watchable sci-fi film that no one should dream of remaking

The film makes creating 'replicas' seem so easy that I felt I could do it in the basement of my house

Keanu Reeves is the star he is thanks to his edgy film choices, a penchant for the beyond-believable and, of course, his charming looks. But The Matrix star’s latest sci-fi thriller, Replicas, cannot be salvaged despite all that Reeves has to offer. Directed by Jeffrey Nachmanoff of The Day After Tomorrow (2004) fame, Replicas is a film that should not be replicated.
 
Reeves plays the character of William Foster, a brilliant neuroscientist working at a biomedical company in Puerto Rico. Five minutes into the film, we realise that the project at hand is one that fascinates many: imprinting the