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Release Date:
13 October 1995 (USA)
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A former cop turned street-hustler accidentally uncovers a police conspiracy in 1999 Los Angeles. full summary | add synopsis
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2 wins
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3 nominations
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Strange, Imaginative, Underrated Film
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Ralph Fiennes | ... | Lenny Nero |
 | Angela Bassett | ... | Lornette 'Mace' Mason |
 | Juliette Lewis | ... | Faith Justin |
 | Tom Sizemore | ... | Max Peltier |
 | Michael Wincott | ... | Philo Gant |
 | Vincent D'Onofrio | ... | Burton Steckler |
 | Glenn Plummer | ... | Jeriko One |
| Brigitte Bako | ... | Iris |
| Richard Edson | ... | Tick |
 | William Fichtner | ... | Dwayne Engelman |
| Josef Sommer | ... | Palmer Strickland |
| Joe Urla | ... | Keith |
 | Nicky Katt | ... | Joey Corto |
| Michael Jace | ... | Wade Beemer |
| Louise LeCavalier | ... | Cindy 'Vita' Minh |
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Rated R for intense disturbing violence, sexuality and pervasive strong language.
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145 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Finland:K-18 |
Iceland:16 |
Canada:R (DVD rating) |
South Korea:18 |
France:-16 |
Argentina:18 |
Australia:R |
Belgium:KNT |
Chile:18 |
Germany:16 |
Netherlands:16 |
New Zealand:R18 |
Norway:18 |
Portugal:M/18 |
Spain:18 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:18 |
USA:R |
Singapore:R21
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When the character Mace (Angela Bassett) is delivering a speech to Lenny (Ralph Fiennes) about how memories are designed to fade, Lenny is crumpling in front of a poster of elephants - a well-known symbol of memory. Director Kathryn Bigelow was asked at a special screening if this was intentional, to which she replied, "No. I'm going to have to ask the art director about that..."
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Continuity: Bullet holes appear in Mace's limousine before the shooting occurs, and the limousine becomes undamaged during the chase.
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Referenced in The 6th Day (2000)
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Overcome
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`Strange Days', one of many films made in the mid- to late-1990s that chose to dabble in `the near future of the year 2000', not only still looks good in the year 2001, but holds its own as a darn good film. A mix of `Blade Runner' film noir and uncomfortable realism, `Strange Days' has the audacity to tackle some disturbing topics and to actually tell an interesting tale in the process.
Lenny Nero (Ralph Fiennes) is a black market peddler of VR films - memory implants that are downloaded directly into the brain, allowing a person to vicariously sample someone else's experiences. The VR chips are like drugs, as people find the shared virtual experiences far better than those they find in their own lives. Lenny, who's both dealer and addict, is jarred back into reality when one of his friends is killed in vicious fashion - and the experience is captured on a VR film. Lenny comes to believe that his ex-girlfriend Faith (Juliette Lewis) may be next on the killer's list, so he begins his own search for the killer, partly to prevent anything bad from happening to Faith . . . and partly to impress Faith, and possibly win her back.
Visually, `Strange Days' is terrific - it's hard to see how this film could be better in that department, even if James Cameron had directed the film himself. Some of the shots are astounding, such as a point-of-view clip of a man running along a rooftop and jumping to his death, then another simple clip of a woman on a date . . . it's part of a VR film `sampling', one that gives the audience a taste of why the characters in `Strange Days' think the films are so real, and so voyeuristic. Combine that with the way other things are filmed in `Strange Days' - the close-up look of Lenny's face as he samples past memories through VR films, the utter sweeping chaos of a riot as shot from high above - director Kathryn Bigalow creates a film that's visually mesmerizing. The designers and special effects guys really went to town, and should be given full credit for creating an outstanding, memorable look for `Strange Days'.
Ralph Fiennes is awesome as Lenny - he's scummy and underhanded enough to keep himself from ever being a true hero, but he imbues Lenny with enough affable charm and backbone to make him likeable nonetheless. The rest of the cast falls short of Fiennes' great performance, though - Angela Bassett is decent as limo driver/armed muscle Mace, but Juliette Lewis is forgettable as Faith (and considering that she's supposed to be the love of Lenny's life, that drags the film down), and Tom Sizemore is more annoying than menacing as villain Max Peltier. The story, while highly original, is uneven as well - certain plot points get abandoned for no reason, and sometimes the characters' motivations really don't make any sense at all, save to advance the story into the next scene. The quick pacing of the film and its imaginative look help to gloss over these weaknesses, but they're still there, just the same.
Inventive and daring, `Strange Days' is a solid movie, falling short of true greatness only because of the awkward execution of some brilliant ideas. Still, it's very entertaining, and definitely worth viewing, especially if you're a fan of sci-fi films. Grade: B/B+