Johnny Mnemonic

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Summary: The best
Review: This is one of the coolest movies. I dont know what everyone was on when they saw this that made them hate it, but I think its great. People fear what they don't understand or is different.

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Summary: Canada's attempt at the mainstream action genre
Review: For those worried that Hollywood put this one out, rest assured the movie is purely Canadian. Made by a Canadian studio, with a Canadian star (yeah, Keanu is unfrotunately for me to admit, a Canadian) and it's based (ever so LOOSELY) on a book by a Canadian author. What someone forgot to do was look in on the production and see where it's director was spending the Canadian money, because it wasn't on the movie. The company up here that made it is more used to making some artsy movies (and they never have to worry) than an action flick, and I guess that's why this movie sometimes feels like it's trying to be artsy. But it makes no sense, it's dialogue is bad and it just goes on and on. The only cool thing was that guy with the whip. Even David Cronenberg couldn't have helped this one.

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Summary: This movie isn't worthy of Gibson's story
Review: I hope the Neuromancer movie finally captures the spirit of a William Gibson story. This movie didn't quite make it. It was good enough to kill 90 minutes but didn't live up to my own vision of a William Gibson future. I know that is a problem with any favorite book turned into a movie but it seems to be a sharper contrast here than I'm used to. First and foremost Keaneu Reeves can't act. The only spark of life he shows is when he's giving his manic rant under the bridge. I guess this is my biggest gripe. Second, when you think of a William Gibson city it's packed with people, like a street market spread out over miles. The scenery here all looked like they filmed on the old Robo Cop sets on a Sunday. I was disappointed that the director would spend so much on some of the special effects and then have such a bad matte job at the end. It's almost as if the sfx budget was running low toward the end. I liked some of the settings though and the costumes weren't bad. Ice-T wasn't annoying and Dina Meyer's character was okay. The movie tried to capture the spirit of the books, it just fell a little short. All in all I think I'll try to find the episode of the X-Files Gibson wrote last season and wait anxiously for Neuromancer.

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Summary: This movie sucks!
Review: This movie is probably the WORST sci-fi I've ever seen! As Usual, Keanu Reeves plays his only character. The plot is lame and everything about it is unrealistic. The most pathetic thing about this dreadful film is that the best actor in it is Ice-T. Don't waste your time on this rubbish. The only good movies with Keanu Reeves are Bill and Ted and The Matrix (which kicks butt, dispite its star).

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Summary: great short story, sorry film
Review: It's really a shame that William Gibson's writing is having such a hard time finding it's way (unscathed) to the silver screen. The short story from which this film springs is wonderful, unfortunately you'd never know that by watching this film. The movie isn't awful and some of the effects are pretty cool, but that's about it. Reeves is, as always, confused. Henry Rollins does a good job with what he's given. Let's hope Gibson gets another shot because he's better than this film lets on.

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Summary: Not good...no logic to it at all.
Review: I love Keanu Reeves, but the story was awfully convoluted. Didn't make any sense (example; Johnny complains that he's got too much data jammed in his head when in actuality, he's the one that demanded it be "jammed" there in the first place). Not even the special f/x could keep me interested. Better luck next time.

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Summary: One of the best sci-fi thrillers
Review: This movie was a blast! It had excellent graphics and a suspencful plot. It was a low budget film but very well put together. Keanu Reeves plays a very intense character and he plays it very well. I would recommend this to any sci-fi thriller addict and I feel everyone would enjoy it.

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Summary: Opposed to everyone else I love this movie
Review: Some may say Keeanu Reeves is the worst actor in Hollywood... I would disagree... he does his spots very well (excepting Dracula) and he does very well in this role. The movie itself is VERY good if you like the Cyberpunk genre. If you have ever played the game Shadow Run then you will enjoy this movie very much. Keeanu as Johnny does a very good job playing a Dekker. If you can't get the movie, this probably is not your genre, but it beats The Net, destroys Hackers, and decimates most of the other competition in this genre for believability (no MAC's or PC's!!!)and plain fun.

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Summary: heavingly terrible
Review: I am an FBI agent..(Point Break). Betweeen this pitiful excuse for a film and Point Break, Keanu Reeves as made a name for himself as the worst actor in Hollywood. I feel sorry for anyone else that may be subjected to this crappy flick.

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Summary: Don't see the movie, buy the book ...
Review: A disappointing treatment of a Cyperpunk classic, Johnny Mnemonic tries too hard and in doing so completely fails to impress. The dark, oppresive atmosphere of William Gibson's future comes across rather well only to be spoiled by blunt and unimaginative acting. The special effect sequences suffer the same fate and come across more like a poor advertisement for the land of tomorrow than an accurate depiction of Gibson's view of the Internet of the future. All in all the movie's a real let down and there's more to be gained by reading Gibson's Cyberpunk novels : Neuromancer, Count Zero, Mona Lisa Overdrive and Burning Chrome (the short story collection from which Johnny Mnemonic was taken) END