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In a futuristic, high-tech world run by huge corporations, Parker Barnes (Denzel Washington) is an L.A. policeman serving time for killing the psychotic who murdered his wife and child. Lindenmeyer (Stephen Spinella), a Dr. Frankenstein of the computer era, has created a monster, Sid 6.7 (Russell Crowe), a virtual reality entity which is programmed with the character traits of scores of mass murderers. Sid 6.7 has escaped the control of its creator and is now running amok. The privatized police
Aug 4, 1995 Wide
May 25, 1999
Paramount Home Video
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The presence of Washington lends the picture a much-needed dose of authenticity. But in the end Virtuosity is disconnected and uninvolving.
Though Virtuosity connects all the dots to give audiences a roller-coaster ride, the movie begets nothing new: It's stillborn.
Virtuosity doesn't always compute, but like last summer's Speed, it is far more fully realized cinematically than many less commercial, more serious pictures.
Given Washington's presence and the promise of a virtual reality action story, Virtuosity has some appeal -- provided, of course, the viewers aren't selective.
The world of Virtuosity may be spanking new, but the ideas are yesterday's news.
Someone should tell Hollywood that the mass-killer genre is dead and that its virtual reality counterpart is already wheezing.
Shallow stuff, but the solid visual effects, decent stunts, and the work of Washington and Crowe make it watchable.
The worst movie that could possibly be made starring Crowe and Washington
Despite the fact that it treads recycled waters, Leonard's film is an enjoyable ride.
What if a really bad computer game villain (Crowe, so over-the-top he's fun) escaped into the real world and Washington's the only cop who can take him? Cops and bad guys battle it out in the future!
July 28, 2011Super Reviewer
Despite two of the biggest stars in the business, Virtuosity never is able to maintain any entertainment out of a decent premise. Denzel Washington is slumming here, and yet he still manages to make the movie watchable. Russel Crowe's villain is a virtual reality creation of about 200 different killers (from Jack the
January 31, 2010Super Reviewer
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