Okay, so I saw "A Scanner Darkly", and can I just says - it is an amazing, gobsmacking, outstanding film. It's easily one of the best films I have ever seen, and I'll be going back to see it again. (I think I'm up to four viewings now!)
(No spoilers ahead, I promise!)
Rory is actually one of the highlights of it, even though he's frequently left out of reviews of the film. Freck is both a comedy and a tragedy of a character - he's a source of ridicule even to his fellow addicts, and he embodies everything they don't want to become. Yet at the same time, he's endearing for all of the qualities that make him so pathetic. Freck is an underdog, a failure, a joke. Yet he's polite, and quiet, and socially awkward - fuelled by his drug use, which leads him into increasingly scary places. His scenes are frequently laugh-out-loud funny, and he provides much of the comic relief of the film.
Rory actually opens the film - and I think it's one of my favourite film-openings ever - the music and Rory's awesome acting (we're talking full-body spasms and twitches) are just perfectly complimented. I've seen a few people say how awed they were by Rory's performance, both in terms of how physically demanding it was, and how much effort he put into it.
If you've not seen it yet - be aware it's a deep, thoughtful film and you shouldn't go into it expecting a cartoon-lite thing where everything is handed to you on a plate. There's another interview with Rory elsewhere online where he says it's a film that makes you think and the viewer has to do a little work to get it properly - and I totally agree. I love this kind of film, one that makes my brain work as well as giving my eyes a treat, and if that sounds like something you'd like (and you want some naked Rory!) get along and see it. It's not a major-release film, so it deserves some love.