Ralph Fiennes, Angela Bassett, Juliette Lewis
A former cop turned street-hustler accidentally uncovers a police conspiracy in 1999 Los Angeles.
DVD Release Date: September 7, 1999
Stats: 1,097 reviews
Set on new year's eve 1999 this action thriller combines sci-fi- and psycho-murderer-elements (machines can record what people see through their eyes), the omni-present fear of the millennium and mega city problems like police violence and race issues into an extremely entertaini...( read more)
I don't know what it is about this film, it?s a strange one but I love it!
Ralph is excellent in a very different role from what he's used to and Angela Bassett and Juliette Lewis are good, too. The ending is pretty predictable, though.
An interesting scifi noir set in Los Angeles on New Year's Eve 1999 . Fiennes play a great hustler of full cerebral cortex experience discs. This main technology in the film will remind many of eXistenZ, though Strange Days released first. Interesting dystopic view of Los Angeles...( read more)
It takes a woman's touch - to make an action flick that I do not only like, but outright love. Multifaceted storytelling, gruesome glimpses into a dark future (year 2000 - which is funny in retrospect) and some good old-fashioned action. This is exciting without insulting the aud...( read more)
Twisted pearl-er.... Fiennes & Sizemore are great with Bassett and Lewis just 'HOT'.
Watch it... if you enjoyed "Blade Runner" but yearn for a stronger dose of character and plot development, for "Strange Days" works not only as a satisfying thriller, but also as a fascinating exploration of the ways we interact with technology and with each other.
Avoid it......( read more)
another film I tried to like, but I just couldn't get into it.
Was one of those movie that took a bit for you to get what was going on but once it did it was pretty entertaining to watch had some really awesome scenes and Ralph Fiennes was actually pretty cool in it. Got to see a fair bit of Juliette Lewis naked aswell which was awesome plus...( read more)
It's fascinating the way Bigelow is able to suggest so much of VR's impact (and dangers) within a movie - a form of VR that's a century old. full review
GREAT MOVIE!
KEEPS BUGGIN ME THOUGH THAT KIDS BE WATCHING THIS THAT WERE LIKE 4 AND SHIT WHEN IT DROPPED.
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