Memorable, crazy movie

Great Film overall

Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.

Way back in 1996, I rented this movie from the videostore. I got maybe 23 minutes in, and shut it off. Why? Was it a bad movie? In a sense, no. It was not bad. Let's just say I was led down a maze of complex logic, and I got lost in translation, and simply put, I had no idea what was going on. Fast forward 22 years. I recently rented this from Amazon ( can Amazon pick at least one thing, and not dominate it? Just asking), and boy, this did not age well. Now I am watching this film stone cold sober, and still have no idea what I just watched. Sad part is, is that the film is quite interesting, despite its...uh, how do I dare say...its flaws. It involves virtual reality, mixed with loads of dark humor, unusual suspense, and insanity. I don't like this movie, but I don't hate it either. Just because I can't understand a film from a point of view they're trying to get you to see it through, does not make this a 2 star movie. On a negative side, I'd rate this a 4 star movie. However, because the things that work in the film tip the scale on the things that don't work, I'm giving it a 6. ( I can't spoil anything without revealing the things that do and don't work. I hope none of the other reviews spoiled it.) To shoot you straight, in 2018, this movie is just a silly parade of nonsense, and not even Crowe or Washington can save this from a bad act. I wouldn't mind seeing this as a remake. The story needed work. Do you guys hear me? Identify what went wrong with this, fix it, and remake it. Stop remaking movies that aren't broke. ( Yeah! I'm looking at you, Footloose 2011. Come to think of it, I think I'll review you next.) 6 out of 10. Oh, by the way, don't try to figure anything out. Just watch. Watch. That's all you got to do. Watch.

This film could be called a cross between Copycat and Terminator 2, but it's so much more than that. This is a film that wound up losing money, and I have 3 explanations for it. First: Sid is an over-the-top villain (almost joker-esque), which is rather off-beat for a cyber-entity. Second: The music is arguably inappropriate, and is often less-than-serious. Third: Many thrillers came out in 1995, so there was a lot of competition, to the point where this time was seemingly a harsh year for thrillers to get good reviews (Lord of Illusions, my next fave '95 film, has lackluster reviews as well). In his own words, Sid 6.7 "likes to play games". Knowing he has an existential advantage due to his regenerating prowess, he primarily focuses on taunting ex-cop Barnes with abandon, taking any hostage at his disposition. All said, Virtuosity is a tremendously entertaining cyber-thriller that is a roller-coaster of mayhem.

I think I might have see this several times over the years.You read synopsis, sounds great. You take a look at A list of actors, wow, great.You start watching it and OK, looks kinda meh, like that Stallone one with three shells. Except that one had cute little Sandra Bullock. This one doesn't. Maybe casting director was gay and had no taste in women. Seriously, what type of guy do women in this film appeal to? Certainly not me.CGI is pretty bad. Looks more like badly done 80's than 1995.Writing was terrible.Not a single memorable scene.Oh, and its anti-white racist. Near beginning there is scene where entire prison is supposedly white guys cheering some racist to kill Denzel. Give me a break. Much more likely scenario would be 90% prison population being black and poor, so usually racist, cheering Denzel to kill the white guy. Thats just what reality is like.Movie sucked.

This is quite a fascinating look at early computer technology and an artifact of its time that is quite a colorful entertainment. A violent, great looking, slick Movie with a despicable Villain worth rooting for. Russell Crowe has a field day with his spot on interpretation of artificial intelligence programmed to be what he is, a psycho killer with an unforgettable sense of humor.It is all beautifully and brutally laid out in an abundance of wild state of the art SFX (for 1995) that become more over the top as it goes along and it is better for it. The ending and ticking time bomb is just a little too long and slows the momentum a bit, but til then, strap on your seat belt, put on your VR glasses, and prepare to be taken for a ride.