Virtuosity
- Denzel Washington: Lt. Parker Barnes
- Kelly Lynch: Dr. Madison Carter
- Russell Crowe: Sid 6.7
- Stephen Spinella: Dr. Darrel Lindenmeyer
- William Forsythe: William Cochran
- Louise Fletcher: Elizabeth Deane
- William Fichtner: Wallace
- Costas Mandylor: John Donovan
- Kevin J. O'Connor: Clyde Reilly
- Kaley Cuoco: Karin
- Christopher Murray: Matthew Grimes
- Traci Lords: singer
- Mari Morrow: Linda Barnes
Virtuosity is an American sci-fi thriller directed by Brett Leonard from the year 1995.
Action
The computer scientist Dr. Darrel Lindenmeyer is employed at the Law Enforcement Technology Advancement Centre. He developed SID 6.7, taking into account the computer simulation of a criminal, the aspects of the personalities of 183 serial killers. It should be used in the training of police officers.
During the test run of Virtual Reality dies one of the subjects, another is traumatized. The police chief Elizabeth Deane orders, SID off 6.7. SID 6.7 arrives in the body of an android in the real world, where, shortly thereafter, an employee of the center is killed.
Jailed ex-cop Parker Barnes is to stop SID 6.7. He destroyed the control unit of the androids and saves a toy in the power of the machine-man child.
Reviews
Mick LaSalle wrote in the San Francisco Chronicle, 16 February 1996, the screen presence of Denzel Washington bring the film the " much needed " pinch of authenticity. However, the film is not gripping.
Kevin Thomas called the film in the Los Angeles Times on August 4, 1995 as "smooth", "brutal" and " gloomy". The " well-developed " special effects can only come from the Hollywood film industry. The film thematize basically in a simple way the battle between good and evil. He does not always reach the audience, but be movie artistically mature than many less commercial, more demanding films ( "it is far more fully Realized cinematically than many less commercial, more serious pictures" ).
The magazine Cinema described the film as "a virtuoso staged battle computer " and likened the "impressive illustrated Thriller " with films such as Demolition Man and Terminator. The magazine certified Russell Crowe "absolute top form ." Denzel Washington WOULD in his role " strikingly pale ."
Background
Filming took place in Los Angeles. The cost of production was estimated at 30 million U.S. dollars. The film played in theaters in the USA about a 24 million U.S. dollars.