My quick rating – 7.9/10. (previous review) So if you have or have not seen it, watch it. Spectacular movie.
2021 update: Lenny (played extraordinarily well by Ralph Fiennes) is a drug dealer and ex-cop, peddling the latest high, "jacking in" which are illegal VR clips that put you in the event and you can hear/feel/smell everything. Think of the possibilities! Anyway, this mystery is that of a blackjack video (think snuff flick) that captures a political murder, he must team up with his limo driving buddy Angela Basset and his still cop friend Tom Sizemore to piece together the whole conspiracy. In doing so he must figure out how his ex girlfriend (Juliette Lewis) and scumbag boyfriend (Michael Wincott, "The Crow") are involved in the whole cover-up. The all-star cast also includes Vincent D'Onfrio as a beat cop who may be more than just that. Along with a lengthy explanation of what you are about to see, I will just say that the scenery is phenomenal. Camera angles swoop in and out to really get you in the feel of what is happening, not just in the VR clips. So much attention to detail in this one, to the point I can watch it every year and still not get bored of it. It is a true testament to the brilliance of director Kathryn Bigelow and not much was ever really said about this, but this flick was brilliantly written by James Cameron. Still holds up as one of my favorite movies for rewatch ever made. (This was the picture from the cover of my VHS, then DVD copy of this one.)
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