Geoffrey Lewis, Jeff Fahey, Jenny Wright
A simple man is turned into a genius through the application of computer science.
DVD Release Date: September 30, 1997
Stats: 870 reviews
Oh dear, it was supposed to be so much more! It claimed to be the CGI breakthrough, that ?it doesn't get any better than this?! Then Jurassic Park came out! Oops!
As you've probably seen, a lot of people have have seriously slagged off this film. In most cases, its because of the unusual plot. But I think that this is what makes this movie.
Your also bound to be confused with what the plot is, but its not complicated. Pierce Brosnan (Know...( read more)
It's like Forrest Gump (with a computer) but where everything becomes more retarded as the main character progresses in life.
Plus, everyone knows you cant have a flying lawn mower death scene without the gore.
I think this movie is very under-rated. Strange how Virtual Reality headsets never really took off. If you like computers then you should probably see this.
from the stephen king short story,apparently,tho it bares no resembalance...its a bit old now tho...
One of the earlier attempts I am aware of to convey the ramifications of the development of sentient computer intelligence (A.I.), and given the limitations of the computer world at the time, it is mostly successful. The action is B-movie level, but the preeminent concepts explor...( read more)
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