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Virtuosity (1995)
Rate:
3
Viewed:
1/06
1/06:
In Virtuosity, Denzel Washington gives a commanding performance, but why he decided to take on a sci-fi picture is
beyond me.
In fact, he said in interviews that his son told him to do the film. It sounds like an excuse, eh Denzel?
Plot? Missing. Logic? There's so little of it that the apprehension and capture of SID 6.7 have been mishandled.
I don't understand the movie because in the virtual world, SID 6.7 can do anything, but when transported to the real world,
he's not bound by the same laws of physics that we live by. Also, if Denzel Washington's character is subject to them as well
in the real world, then why doesn't it happen for him in the virtual world?
SID 6.7 is supposed to be an ultra-killing machine, but only a couple of people, instead of thousands, are going after him.
Hm, that's an interesting way of handling the matter. Given the same theme,
Demolition Man is better than
Virtuosity because Wesley Snipes is a lot more fun to watch than Russell Crowe.
All in all, Denzel Washington doesn't belong in sci-fi.