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Johnny Mnemonic

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In this film based on the William Gibson story, Johnny (Keanu Reeves) is a data courier who has a secret stash of information implanted into his mind. However, the data will kill Johnny if he cannot retrieve it within 48 hours. Accompanied by physically enhanced bodyguard Jane (Dina Meyer), Johnny sets out to acquire the passwords he needs to save himself. Worse yet, he is hunted by gangster Shinji (Denis Akiyama) and businessman Takahashi (Takeshi), both of whom seek the data Johnny possesses.
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As narratively misguided as it is woefully miscast, Johnny Mnemonic brings the '90s cyberpunk thriller to inane new whoas -- er, lows.

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Peter Bradshaw Guardian 05/06/2021
4/5
It poignantly juxtaposes its futurism with a yearning for the past, in the form of Johnny's abandoned memories. As for Reeves, he is always best when he is calm and frowningly subdued... Go to Full Review
Roxana Hadadi Crooked Marquee 06/05/2020
Johnny Mnemonic is no The Matrix; its world-building lacks specifically nuanced grit. But the ideas Gibson thrust forward furthered the cyberpunk conversation onscreen for years to come. Go to Full Review
Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times 01/01/2000
2/4
Johnny Mnemonic is one of the great goofy gestures of recent cinema, a movie that doesn't deserve one nanosecond of serious analysis but has a kind of idiotic grandeur that makes you almost forgive it. Go to Full Review
Barbara Shulgasser Common Sense Media Jan 6
2/5
As with many other apocalyptic movies, and Blade Runner comes to mind, grim is the best way to describe the plot, art direction, and mood of Johnny Mnemonic. Go to Full Review
Harry Solomons Loud and Clear Reviews 01/08/2025
2.5/5
Bewildering, nonsensical, and by equal turn genius and downright idiotic, Johnny Mnemonic is a cyberpunk relic you unearth at your own risk. Go to Full Review
Grant Watson Fiction Machine 06/07/2024
5/10
There are several major problems with Johnny Mnemonic, and the fact that these problems are each overlayed on top of each other serves to compound the film’s faults Go to Full Review
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Matthew H @Hendy2013 6d Such an underrated Keanu Reeves’s film absolutely a guilty pleasure See more i g Nov 11 The origin of Johnny Silverhand, Cyberpunk 2077! See more George B Sep 27 It's a great cyberpunk movie, the acting isn't always perfect, the editing isn't always great, but the actors within the movie, the world that it draws you into, the overall 'vibe' of the movie being dark, gritty, nocturnal, in a sense, is just great. Part of my personal view is based on the context of it being a movie of its time, the actors being who they are, and the fact that it used to show up late at night on TV, probably make me feel more favorable toward it, however. See more P Sep 8 What in the actual proto-Matrix f**k. Love! See more Jens B @Jens97 Jul 28 On paper, the story of "Johnny Mnemonic" sounds quite interesting, as it features many cyberpunk tropes. This isn't surprising, considering William Gibson himself wrote the screenplay. The film also introduces many interesting ideas – the interconnectedness of humanity, the omnipotence of corporations, humanity as a commodity, the compulsion to consume, etc. Unfortunately, none of these ideas are developed. Instead, we watch Keanu Reeves in his pathetic attempts at acting and are delighted by the visually interesting production design. The world is rotten and littered; the privatization of everything apparently hasn't helped. But at the very latest when Keanu uses the predecessor of the Vision Pro and engages in a hacking duel(?), Ice T shows up in a carnival costume, and Dolph Lundgren crucifies some people to the wall with the words 'It's Jesus time!', it becomes clear that an interesting idea has been implemented absolutely poorly. There's never any momentum in the 90 minutes, and what little action there is is staged in a laughable manner. It's a damn miracle that just a few years later, with the same lead actor and a very similar premise, the Wachowskis were able to deliver a much better film in every respect. I'd rather watch "The Matrix" for the tenth time than subject myself to this crap again. Oh, and there's a hacker dolphin. Just wanted to mention that. See more thiago s @Thiagostone Jul 26 Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis In this film based on the William Gibson story, Johnny (Keanu Reeves) is a data courier who has a secret stash of information implanted into his mind. However, the data will kill Johnny if he cannot retrieve it within 48 hours. Accompanied by physically enhanced bodyguard Jane (Dina Meyer), Johnny sets out to acquire the passwords he needs to save himself. Worse yet, he is hunted by gangster Shinji (Denis Akiyama) and businessman Takahashi (Takeshi), both of whom seek the data Johnny possesses.
Director
Robert Longo
Producer
Don Carmody
Production Co
TriStar Pictures, Alliance
Rating
R
Genre
Sci-Fi
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 16, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA)
$16.7M
Runtime
1h 38m
Sound Mix
Surround
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