Johnny Mnemonic (1995)
In a dystopian 2021, Johnny is a data trafficker who has an implant that allows him to securely store data too sensitive for regular computer networks. On one delivery run, he accepts a package that not only exceeds the implant's safety limits—and will kill him if the data is not removed in time—but also contains information far more important and valuable than he had ever imagined. On a race against time, he must avoid the assassins sent to kill him and remove the data before it, too, ends his life.
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AKA the film that nearly killed Keanu's career....The year is 2021, and half of the Earth's population is suffering from the disease known as Nerve Attenuation Syndrome (NAS). Johnny, a mnemonic data courier, is hired to carry 320 gigabytes of crucial information to safety from the Pharmacom corporation. Pursued by Yakuza agents and a crazed cyborg, Johnny must deliver the data or die in twenty-four hours......Everyone in the world knows that Reeves isn't the best actor in the world, but the man has more screen presence than half of Hollywood. He's a bonafide movie star, and although there are times when you cannot help but laugh at his delivery of lines, you couldn't imagine anyone else as Neo, John Wick, and we all secretly know Speed 2 would have been a huge hit if he was in it.This though, isn't terrible because of Reeves, it's terrible because despite co I g from a decent source, it's narrative is clunky, there are far too many characters giving Basil Exposition, and in the end, it becomes very incoherent.But Reeves, he is really bad in this, and considering this isn't long after Speed, it's surmising he didn't go for something more mainstream.Seriously, the best thing about this film is Dolph Lundgren, and he's barely in it, as this really bizarre Jesus loving, robotic assassin.So we spend the entirety of the film with Johnny being told the plot,of the film by Udo Kier, Dina Meyer, Ice T, and Henry Rollins.Every now and again we get a VR sequence where Johnny turns into the slender man, and it all leads up to a dramatic showdown with Takeshi Kitano, a man with an electric whip, and a cyber-dolphin.But the film has to be seen for Reeves alone. His one liners fall flat, and as much as I like his films, this falls flat whenever he opens his mouth.
OK, by no means is this movie perfect, but it's not the sh*t show people make it out to be. I watched Johnny Mnemonic for the first time a week ago, and I loved it. The beginning is a bit rough, some of the actors with small roles did over-sell their reactions, but those with the bigger roles did a decent job. Keanu isn't an amazing actor, and his performance in this movie isn't stellar, but it's just enough. It has a great story and original concept . The humour in this movie is bizarre, weirdo, and sometimes just plain silly, but it works. Keanu and Dina had great chemistry in this movie, I really enjoyed watching them together. This is one of those movies that gets better over time; the 90s look and feel made me warm and fuzzy on the inside... Don't tell me didn't make you feel some type of way. TL;DR It's not a bad movie. It has some flaws, but none major. Big role actors/actors played their parts well (even Keanu Reeves, who was nominated for a Razzie). Awesome story and original concept. Weird and bizarre, but great humour. Nostalgic as f*ck.
This movie is so bad it is hysterical! I should preface this by saying on the anniversary of our wedding my wife and I went to see this picture when it was first released and IT WAS AWFUL! NO REALLY at first release this movie is HORRIBLE. When we left the theater we were almost in tears laughing at how we had picked a movie so bad.We recant the story from time to time until 20 years later my daughter wanted to see really how bad it was. We all laughed thru the entire movie .... it is HYSTERICAL! The whole movie is like watching a parody of other really bad movies! It is worse than the Saturday Afternoon Kungfu Theater style movie where the voices do not like up with the actors words! To me this is one of the funniest movies of its kind!This MOVIE IS SO BAD IT IS FUN TO WATCH! My Kids think it's great, The actors are all people they know and can laugh at. If you watch this with the idea it is a straight movie that is suppose to be serious, you will be disappointed....watch it and be ready to laugh and you might find a new movie to share, with other people who have a warped sense of humor!
It's the year 2021, and the whole world is suffering from the Nerve Attenuation Syndrome (NAS). Johnny Mnemonic (Keanu Reeves) has an implanted memory chip, and much of his memory erased to create space to store computer data. He's been hired to transport important data while trying to escape from the Yakuza. On his journey, he's helped by bio-engineered muscle Jane (Dina Meyer), and anti-government group led by J-Bone (Ice-T).The similarities to The Matrix is astounding. I'm not saying there's any copying, but I'm sure the Wachowski brothers had a lot of this in mind when they cast Keanu Reeves. He's basically playing the same cool emotionless hero. There are guys in black trench coats. They're dealing a lot of issues with computers. There is a lot of Asian motif. In the end, they are not really the same. I like to call this the trial run for the Matrix. You can see some of the problems. The budget isn't big enough. The real effects are too clunky. The computer FX and graphics would vastly improve in the Matrix. Overall there are all kinds of ideas in this movie that a real world setting just won't do it justice. The story is simple enough. It's a quest and a road story. There are good guys and bad guys. What this movie really need is a better visual effects department.