Virtuosity

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Virtuosity

R

1995

1h 45m

Action

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A former cop who has been imprisoned for murdering the psychopath who killed his family, Parker Barnes (Denzel Washington) is recruited to test out a new virtual-reality program where the goal is to apprehend a computer-generated being called SID 6.7 (Russell Crowe), who has been modeled on hundreds of deranged criminals. When SID manages to escape into the real world, Barnes must capture or destroy him before the soulless entity can go on a killing spree.

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Critics Consensus

Woefully deficient in thrills or common sense, Virtuosity strands its talented stars in a story whose vision of the future is depressingly short on imagination.

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Lisa Schwarzbaum

Entertainment Weekly

Rated: D+

Sep 7, 2011

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Mick LaSalle

San Francisco Chronicle

The presence of Washington lends the picture a much-needed dose of authenticity. But in the end Virtuosity is disconnected and uninvolving.

Rated: 1/4

Jun 18, 2002

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Peter Travers

Rolling Stone

Though Virtuosity connects all the dots to give audiences a roller-coaster ride, the movie begets nothing new: It's stillborn.

May 12, 2001

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...mostly watchable yet thoroughly erratic...

Rated: 2.5/4

Jan 19, 2023

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Rob Gonsalves

Rob's Movie Vault

Russell Crowe is the only reason to watch.

Rated: C-

Sep 1, 2022

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Mal Vincent

The Virginian-Pilot

Someone should have told Washington. He plays the hero in such a stiff, above-it-all manner that you get the idea he can't wait to pick up his paycheck.

Rated: 2/4

Mar 14, 2022

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Brad M

So terribly dated and dumb, that it's awesome!

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

08/13/24

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Steve D

Shockingly inept given Washington's solid (as always) work. Terrible idea for a film.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/18/23

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Jeffrey P

If you told me this was the main inspiration for The Matrix I would not be surprised. In addition to The Matrix, we've seen numerous films dealing with this subject in the last twenty years. With okay action and two Oscar winners engaged in a game of cat & mouse, the absurdity still cannot be hidden due to a few holes.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

06/27/23

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Audience Member

I really like the part where Sid 6.7 reaches his final form and becomes Sid V.1C10U5 and gets the strap back from Booker T (played by Denzel Washington) at Starrcade. Too bad Kevin Nash and Scott Hall were stopped from forming the NWO with Hollywood Hogan in this movie as I thought this was a documentary and as we all know the NWO is a real life organization taking over the world still to this day, Steak really is a lot better when you eat it with Steven Seagal. Don;t believe me? Try it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/18/23

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Lucas G

A true mess of a movie that was held together by strong performances from the leads.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

08/05/22

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Hilariously dated action flick from the mid-90s that explores the dangers of virtual reality that's so bad it veers into guilty pleasure territory. The entire nightclub scene is extraordinary.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/27/23

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Brett Leonard

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Denzel Washington

Lt. Parker Barnes

Kelly Lynch

Madison Carter

Russell Crowe

SID 6.7

Stephen Spinella

Lindenmeyer

William Forsythe

William Cochran

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Synopsis

A former cop who has been imprisoned for murdering the psychopath who killed his family, Parker Barnes (Denzel Washington) is recruited to test out a new virtual-reality program where the goal is to apprehend a computer-generated being called SID 6.7 (Russell Crowe), who has been modeled on hundreds of deranged criminals. When SID manages to escape into the real world, Barnes must capture or destroy him before the soulless entity can go on a killing spree.

Director: Brett Leonard
Producer: Gary Lucchesi
Screenwriter: Eric Bernt
Production Co: Paramount Pictures
Rating: R
Genre: Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 11, 2020
Box Office (Gross USA): $23.2M
Runtime: 1h 45m
Sound Mix: Surround, Stereo

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