Soylent Green

'Soylent Green' is landmark screen science-fiction, a riveting entertainment and a cautionary tale that holds a mirror to a tomorrow life with ecological disaster. Working well again in the futuristic genre following 'Planet of the Apes' and 'the Omega Man', action titan Charlton Heston portrays Thorn, a detective prowling the dank streets of a polluted, overpopulated Big Apple gone rotten in 2022. He's trailing a murderer -- and the trail leads to a stunning discovery. Vividly realized, 'Soylent Green's' world gains its power not just from its special effects but from its heart -- a human dimension magnified by the performance of legendary Edward G. Robinson in his moving screen farewell."