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Strange Days
R (AUSTRALIA)
1996
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Positive Reviews
11
Negative reviews
6
Average Rating
3.1
/5
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3.2
It doesnt help that the picture is overloaded with snazzy action scenes.
EW
5.0
Its fascinating the way Bigelow is able to suggest so much of VRs impact (and dangers) within a movie a form of VR thats a century old.
Rogerebert
3.0
The scripts Rodney King inspired MacGuffin is a disappointing dead end.)
2.5
Bigelow is so enamored of high tech thrills, and so mesmerized by the violence she seeks to condemn, that her efforts at 11th hour moralizing seem lim ..
San Francisco Chronicle
1.5
Maybe the movie doesnt want to remind us that its wizardly squid technology is pretty unlikely to develop in the mere four years between now and the y ..
San Francisco Chronicle
2.8
Messy, dreary and repulsive slick near future sci fi/film noir thriller that both dazzles and is bombastic.
Sover
4.4
Since theres no let up, viewing Strange Days becomes an exhausting undertaking, and the unrelenting tone doesnt allow a moments relief.
ReelViews
2.5
STRANGE DAYS envisions the savage millennial blowout weve all been waiting for, but its real brilliance lies elsewhere.
Tv Guide
1.5
with the help of her talented cast, constantly wrestles against the script, and for a great deal of time, she appears to be winning.
Combust Ible Celluloid
1.9
After awhile Strange Days becomes merely a predictable parade of senses assaulting indignities with a surprisingly conventional, by the numbers story.
Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
1.5
Though the creators of Strange Days may well be interested in its dramatic and thematic elements, they do not have the same touch for these moments as ..
Calendar Live
4.5
Strange Days owes a debt to Michael Powells Peeping Tom, the film that ruined his storied career.
Coles Mithey
3.0
Little more than two and a half hours of enjoyable action, futuristic gadgetry and characters perennially on the brink of being compelling.
Boxoffice Magazine
1.5
Fortunately, the very convincing performances along with the entire climax of the film, helps to cover the problems of its realization and its script.
4.5
Director Kathryn Bigelow comes closer than any other filmmaker to turning movies into a virtual reality trip.
The Daily Beast
1.5
Once the premise has lost its promise, and Fienness brave attempts at characterization are sacrificed to pseudo dazzle, everything appears awfully hum ..
Globe and Mail
5.0
Futuristic film noir mystery with excellent performances and thrilling cinematography.
Cine Matter
4.2
What a kick Strange Days is an action movie with real characters and uncommonly skillful actors.
Deep Focus
2.5
Its a wildly messed up, unwieldy, 145 minute movie designed specifically for those audiences who the filmmakers believe havent been brutalized or quit ..
Sacramento Bee
4.0
Ralph Fiennes is the perfect sleazebag, while Angela Bassett and Juliette Lewis provide good support.
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