Strange Days (1995)

Posted : 1 year, 6 months ago at May 8 17:01

Checklist for the perfect Dystopian movie: >Riots in the streets >Plot only develops at night >Search lights from passing helicopters infiltrate each room >Soft haze of red lights light every room >Partial nudity >1980’s conception of ‘futuristic’ clothing >Unfamiliar technical jargon >Black market dealings >Corrupt cops and Government Well this film has it all. It’s like it read the manual and threw all the elements together. The result therefore has to be enjoyable and intriguing. The plot is acceptable, the end twist is predictable but still fun to watch it play out, even the shoddy acting from Juliet Lewis can slide due to the OTT nature of the film. It’s the run up to the new years eve of the millennium when Lenny Nero (Ralph Fiennes), a heart-broken dealer of...Read more

Rating : 7/10