> Working in movie production, it has been my experience that very few
 > films
 > are conceived with the intention of using voice-over narration.
 > Most choose
 > to use narration in order to make up for "story holes" which would
 > otherwise
 > confuse the audience.  Voice-over is usually considered a tactic of
 > last
 > resort, short of massive re-shooting, when the story just isn't
 > working.  It
 > is a shame that voice-over narration isn't integrated into the
 > storytelling
 > more often from the inception of the film, because it can be a
 > wonderful
 > element, in the right context.
 
Okay, but about films like BLADE RUNNER?  Ford's narration provided little to
the movie (in my opinion, dampening it).  The whole narration was based on
film-noir type detective stories in which the hero has to tell the audience
every single detail.  Go fig.
 
Matthew
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