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Set in Los Angeles two days before the end of 1999, Strange Days introduces us to Lenny Nero (Ralph Fiennes), an ex-cop turned sleazy hustler who hawks the newest underground thrill on the black market: a squid, a headpiece that allows one to transmit digital recordings of other people's thoughts, feelings, and memories into .. Read more
| Starring | Ralph Fiennes, Angela Bassett, Juliette Lewis, Vincent D'Onofrio |
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| Director | Kathryn Bigelow |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Thriller |
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Set in Los Angeles two days before the end of 1999, Strange Days introduces us to Lenny Nero (Ralph Fiennes), an ex-cop turned sleazy hustler who hawks the newest underground thrill on the black market: a squid, a headpiece that allows one to transmit digital recordings of other people's thoughts, feelings, and memories into their brain; as Lenny describes it, this is real life, pure and uncut, straight from the cerebral cortex. Lenny deals clips (the software) as well as squids (the hardware) for this new and illegal entertainment system, and while sex and violence are the most popular themes, Lenny refuses to deal in blackjack -- slang for snuff clips. Lenny is nursing a broken heart after his girlfriend, punk singer Faith Justin (Juliette Lewis), left him, and he spends a lot of time with clips he recorded when they were together. Faith is now involved with Philo Grant (Michael Wincott), a music business tycoon who once managed Jeriko One (Glenn Plummer), a hip-hop musician and political activist whose murder has sent L.A. into a state of chaos. When a clip emerges that shows that Jeriko was killed by L.A. police officers, Lenny finds his life in danger, and he tries to escape possible death on both sides of the law with the help of his friend Mace Mason (Angela Bassett). Strange Days was written by James Cameron in collaboration with former film critic Jay Cocks; Kathryn Bigelow directed.~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
| Starring | Ralph Fiennes, Angela Bassett, Juliette Lewis, Vincent D'Onofrio, Vincent D'Onofrio, Richard Edson, Tom Sizemore, Glenn Plummer, Michael Wincott |
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| Director | Kathryn Bigelow |
| Studio | 4 FRONT VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 19 mins |
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| Genres | Action/Adventure, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Thriller |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 1995 To Rent: DVD: 10 Jan 2005 |
A thunderous, over-emphatic thriller of the near-future, when entertainment consists of experiencing other people's reality, from rape to murder; but under all the flash and frenetic activity is a narrative that was old when the world was much younger.
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Highly enjoyable
The combined filmmaking efforts of James Cameron (screenplay) and his then wife Kathryn Bigelow ensure that this film is at least going to have a touch of class... read more »
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i want my 2 and a half hours back
i tried with this one but it made no sense to me what soever i tried to follow but it went from scene to scene all i could fathom was double crossing and foul ... read more »
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High octane cheese
High octane action wears well even after all these years, but the impressive and engaging concept has a clunky plot with more holes in it than Gruyere.
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Distrubing and Compelling
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Scarlett Johansson does it. Kate Winslet does it. Gwyneth Paltrow can’t stop herself. Even Julia Roberts has done it once or twice. I’m talking about singing, and I don’t mean in the shower. In the studio system, actresses were expected to carry a tune and received singing lessons as part of their contract. We’ve all watched black and white movies of the 30s and 40s and seen them stop in their tracks at least once for a nightclub scene and the chance to hear the leading Read more