Virtuosity
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Movie Reviews of Virtuosity
Movie Review: Sid is the Reason to See This Movie
Summary: 4 Stars
I just saw the movie largely becuase I had heard that Russell Crowe was brilliant in it and I was definitely not disappointed. He is brilliant and more. He is vicious and loving every minute of it. He has a killer sense of humor and a panther's grace. The plot is entirely average and Denzel Washington did not have enough to do. The only reason to see it, is to see yet another face of Russell Crowe performced beautifully.Movie Review: What a great character!
Summary: 3 Stars
When I say this in the title, I am speaking of Sid 6.7, not the hero. Even before he was Maximus and starring in such good films as The Insider and Proof of Life, Russell Crowe proved in this film that he had a true charisma. Sid is brutal, fun, and brilliant. He is by far the best aspect of this film. However, Denzel Washington doesn't really have much to do, and it is too bad. After all, he played the "good guy" in Fallen and was brilliant. But in this film he flounders. It's often been said that the villian is always the most interesting character, and this is true of Virtuosity. The story is pretty far-fetched, and sometimes makes you say, "Yeah, right. I call BS." But if you can get past this and some of the pretty bad effects, this is actually a good film. It stays within its genre and plays it pretty well, but without Sid 6.7, the movie would be lost. Give it a chance to see the start of a great actor, but don't expect to see a brilliant piece of work. It's normal, and that's just fine with me.Movie Review: A Cult Classic that Requires a Second Viewing.
Summary: 5 Stars
The Fact that Russell Crowe is such a Megastar now is Reason Enough to give this film a Second Viewing. Other Reasons Include Brilliant State-of-the-art Effects, (maybe not by Today's Standards) 2 Great Leading Actors, an Ingenious Story, an Above-Average Screenplay, a Cheer-Worthy Hero and The Most Unstopable Villian since Terminator 2's T-1000. Those are Just Some of the Reasons. Give it Another go, if not for me... Do it for Russell.Movie Review: Russell made the picture
Summary: 3 Stars
This is certainly not a best picture contender. I was glad to have it letterboxed on the disc. Wish the material could have been better for both the leads. The other minor characters did nothing to help the film.Movie Review: NOTHING TO CROWE ABOUT
Summary: 3 Stars
From 1995 comes this sci-fi thriller, featuring Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe. The special effects are effective, and though the plot at times seems convoluted and confusing, it resolves itself in a wickedly unexpected finale.The acting is adequate, but I don't see why everyone thinks Russell Crowe is so magnificent in this role. His performance is certainly effective, but as far as "stealing" the show from Denzel, I don't think so. Crowe's "character" just happens to be a little flashier, and who doesn't like the villain most of the time anyway?
An okay movie, but not a classic of the genre.