On the other hand, when first watching the movie, I couldn´t help but think what an idiot Vincent was. Here you have this extremely important mission, where every member is expected to function at top efficiency, and there you have a guy who knows his heart is going to give out under stress. So he is putting the mission, his teammates´ lives and a whole lot of money and work in jeopardy just for his personal gain.

While it is true that he is kept out from a lot of jobs he could do, he chooses a job he just is not cut out for, and pursues it with a ruthlessness which might even be perceived as criminal. Not everybody is cut out to be a space pilot, even if they wish to become one with all their heart.

Gattaca can thus also be seen as the story of the one guy that ruins it for everyone.