Virtuosity
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Movie Reviews of Virtuosity
Movie Review: 2 stars just for the two oscar winning actors
Summary: 2 Stars
This has got to be the biggest stinker in Denzel's long movie career, just after the oscar winning Philadelphia, he went on to star in this cult Sci Fi movie based on machines outsmarting mankind in a virtual reality game, Russel Crowe also stars in this very, and i mean very bad movie. But hey, if you're a Sci Fi fan, watch this, but don't expect high rated acting from any of the two big stars. On account, this movie didn't make any sufficent funds at the box office and was later labeled by the Hollywood critic, The Only Movie with Two Lead Star To Not Hit The Box Office. This low budget sleepy movie isn't worth watching, if you love Sci Fi, that outakes the life of machines aginst the human race, pick up a true 5 star Hollywood material like, 'A.I', 'Terminator' 'I', 'II', 'III' or Will Smith's new movie, 'I, Robot'.Movie Review: Confusing story to follow,but at least Russell Crowe shines!
Summary: 2 Stars
This movie is a very confusing story to follow as the viewer does not where reality and virtual reality begins or ends! Virtuosity has hints of the Lawmower Man and the Marix. The cast does the best with the material they have !At least in this movie Russell Crowe(The Insider,Mystery,Alaska,L.A Confidential) shines a the killer Sid 6.7 ! Even though this movie is confusing you can watch this movie and see just how far Russell Crowe has come to finally get his Oscar Nomination(too bad he did not win! ) in his acting range! This movie should be fans of Russell Crowe and Denzel Washington only! Also co-starring in this mess of are the following stars: Kelly Lynch(Heaven's Prisoners), Stephen Spinella(The Jackal),William Forsythe(The Rock,Fire Storm) and Louise Fletcher(Invaders from Mars,High School High)!Movie Review: for laughs
Summary: 2 Stars
i watched this movie when it first came out but didn't remember until halfway through the film. my brain must have blocked it out for the purpose of self-preservation. the movie made me laugh out loud, and I was watching by myself. The plot has an interesting foundation but lost some of it when it was translated to the screen. For a movie released only 5 or so years ago, their vision of 1999 is far-out (a metal arm? hello! ) and loses some effect since 1999 has come and gone. Although Denzel Washington does a good job with what he has, I think Russell Crowe had a lot of fun with his role, but it somehow didn't fit into the movie. Save your money. Go see Gladiator. (no blue goop in that one.)Movie Review: virtuosity-a good idea gone bad
Summary: 2 Stars
I thought the premise of this movie was amazing, however, with the one noteable exception of Russell Crowe, the acting was extremely overdone, and in some scenes, plain bad. The plot started out well, but deteriorated into a sappy psuedo-romance with no point. Denzel Washington, normally an enormously talented actor, struck me as bored throughout most of the film. I would highly recommend this movie to any Russell Crowe fans, but I suggest avoiding it otherwise.Movie Review: Denzel and Crowe embarrass themselves in this vapid, derivative, so-called techno-thriller
Summary: 1 Stars
*** This review contains spoilers ***
Both Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe are 'A-list' actors who have been in some top-notch pictures during their careers. But even big stars are not immune from taking the attitude that they always must be working in order to make a buck. That's basically what happened here with their decision to be a part of this hopeless enterprise known as 'Virtuosity'.
Set in a futuristic Los Angeles, Denzel Washington plays former police Lt. Parker Barnes, imprisoned for life after murdering a terrorist who kidnapped his wife and child. It seems during his failed attempt to rescue his family, not only does he kill Grimes and his associates but a pair of newsmen covering the story. Barnes is called upon (along with another inmate), to test out the Law Enforcement Technology Advancement Center's (LETAC) new virtual reality program, designed to improve officer's tracking skills by hunting down SID 6.7 (played by a one-note Russell Crowe), a virtual reality entity whose personality is a composite of the 200 worst criminals in history. During the test, SID figures out how to raise the sensitivity calibrations in the virtual reality program, which ends up killing one of the inmates who's been participating in the program test.
As a result, the Commissioner in charge of the program wants to shut it down but the program's originator tricks his brainy co-worker into turning SID into a real-world regenerating android (similar to the android in Terminator II). SID then escapes and is determined to murder as many people as possible in the real world. Barnes, who proved his mettle during his virtual reality encounter with SID, is now given a chance to earn his freedom by tracking the sadistic criminal down and eliminating him. He's joined by Dr. Madison Carter, a psychiatrist, who acts as a consultant to LETAC.
The bulk of the movie involves Barnes chasing SID in various venues in Los Angeles. In contrast to Terminator II, where Arnold Schwarznegger used a high powered shotgun to create large bullet holes in the android he's trying to subdue, Barnes shoots SID with an ordinary handgun, resulting in less dramatic smaller holes that regenerate every time SID is shot. I guess Virtuosity's budget wasn't as big as Terminator II.
It appears that SID can really kill Barnes anytime he feels like it and at one point he frees him from a locked armored car as Barnes is being transported back to prison. We're told that SID does this because he simply enjoys the sport of Barnes chasing him. But if Barnes is SID's main impediment to creating more mayhem in the city, why doesn't SID dispatch Barnes right away? Obviously, you wouldn't have much of a movie left if Barnes is eliminated too soon.
Finally, Dr. Carter leaves her daughter 'home alone' which allows SID to conveniently kidnap her and threaten to kill the child on national TV. Barnes tracks SID down at the TV station and continues to fire bullets at him that only temporarily impede his movements. Eventually, Barnes has a face-to-face fistfight with SID on top of a high-rise. Despite the fact that SID has superhuman strength and could probably kill Barnes with one blow, their confrontation lasts a couple of minutes, eventually leading to SID's demise as he falls through a glass ceiling and is impaled on shards of glass. As he is about to regenerate, Barnes takes the crystal software program from the back of SID's head which effectively shuts him down. Using the crystal, Barnes tricks SID into revealing the location of Dr. Madison's kidnapped daughter inside the virtual reality world, and then saves the little girl. End of movie.
What could have been a fascinating journey through a virtual reality dream-like world, turns into an ordinary cop-criminal encounter featuring a series of dull chase scenes, once SID becomes a real-life android. The similarities between Virtuosity and Terminator II are obvious but the latter movie has much more class. Yes, Virtuosity does have a 'plot' but it's much more laughable than suspenseful. Denzel and Russell Crowe do collect their paychecks but really should be embarrassed to have been part of this vapid, cheesy production.