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Strange Days (1995)

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Reviews Counted:36

Fresh:21

Rotten:15

Average Rating:6/10

Runtime: 2 hrs 25 mins

Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy

Synopsis: It is 1999, and urban society is little more than a vast wasteland of anarchic violence. Seedy, burnt-out ex-cop Lenny Nero caters to the sensation-seeking citizens by dealing in "clips": virtual... It is 1999, and urban society is little more than a vast wasteland of anarchic violence. Seedy, burnt-out ex-cop Lenny Nero caters to the sensation-seeking citizens by dealing in "clips": virtual reality sequences where the user can "re-live" the experiences of another, including robberies, rape and murder. But Lenny's life is turned upside-down when two rabid cops, who want an incriminating clip that Lenny possesses, begin to pursue him. Furthermore, Lenny, with the help of female bodyguard Mace, is desperately searching throughout the chaotic enclaves of L.A. for his ex-girlfriend Faith, who he still loves. Everything comes to a head at a wild, tremendous -- and turbulent -- New Year's Eve party that will usher in the new millennium. [More]

Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Angela Bassett, Juliette Lewis, Tom Sizemore

Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Angela Bassett, Juliette Lewis, Tom Sizemore, Michael Wincott, Vincent D'Onofrio, Glenn Plummer, Richard Edson

Director: Kathryn Bigelow

Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Composer: Graeme Revell
Story: James Cameron
Screenwriter: James Cameron, Jay Cocks
Producer: James Cameron, Steven-Charles Jaffe

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Reviews for Strange Days

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Engaging, genuinely thrilling sci-fi. Enough to make you wish Bigelow made a movie a year.

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07/01/05
Matthew Turner
Matthew Turner
ViewLondon

Ralph Fiennes is the perfect sleazebag, while Angela Bassett and Juliette Lewis provide good support.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
08/16/01
Chris Hewitt (UK)
Chris Hewitt (UK)
Empire Magazine
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Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
02/09/06
Derek Adams
Derek Adams
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01/01/00
Ian Waldron-Mantgani
Ian Waldron-Mantgani
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N/R

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01/01/00
Keith H. Brown
Keith H. Brown
Edinburgh U Film Society

No review available.

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02/13/04
Rich Cline
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall

A successful story of mystery and lost love with a sci-fi twist.

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
01/01/00
Brian Webster
Brian Webster
Apollo Guide

The early promise of the film gives way to exploitation; satire mutates into drivel.

Full Review Source: Jam! Movies | comment Comment
01/01/00
Bruce Kirkland
Bruce Kirkland
Jam! Movies

What a kick -- Strange Days is an action movie with real characters and uncommonly skillful actors.

Full Review Source: Bryant Frazer's Deep Focus | comment Comment
01/01/00
Bryant Frazer
Bryant Frazer
Bryant Frazer's Deep Focus

After awhile Strange Days becomes merely a predictable parade of senses-assaulting indignities with a surprisingly conventional, by-the-numbers story.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
01/01/00
Chris Hicks
Chris Hicks
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

Little more than two-and-a-half hours of enjoyable action, futuristic gadgetry and characters perennially on the brink of being compelling.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
01/01/00
Christine James
Christine James
Boxoffice Magazine

The end result is an interesting little film that's just, well, 'strange.'

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
01/01/00
Christopher Null
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com
N/R

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01/01/00
Cynthia Fuchs
Cynthia Fuchs
Philadelphia City Paper

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12/04/02
Dragan Antulov
Dragan Antulov
rec.arts.movies.reviews

Bigelow is so enamored of high-tech thrills, and so mesmerized by the violence she seeks to condemn, that her efforts at 11th-hour moralizing seem limp and halfhearted.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
01/01/00
Edward Guthmann
Edward Guthmann
San Francisco Chronicle
N/R

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04/17/02
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie
Film Scouts

Set in LA at the end of the century, this morality tales showed again the main problem in the director's work: The great divide between simlistic plots and technical sophistication. Even so, it's one of a kind for its use of color, sound and motion

Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com | comment Comment
12/02/06
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

No review available.

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01/30/05
Greg Maki
Greg Maki
Star-Democrat (Easton, MD)

It's big, explosive entertainment and, although not directed by Cameron, is very much in the vein we've come to expect from him.

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01/01/00
James Berardinelli
James Berardinelli
ReelViews

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02/27/01
James Kendrick
James Kendrick
Q Network Film Desk
 
 
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