Virtuosity
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Virtuosity |
| Original title | Virtuosity |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1995 |
| length | 102 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Brett Leonard |
| script | Eric Bernt |
| production | Gary Lucchesi |
| music | Christopher Young |
| camera | Gale Tattersall |
| cut |
Rob Kobrin , BJ Sears |
| occupation | |
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Virtuosity is an American Sci-Fi - Thriller by Brett Leonard from the year 1995 . The film was released in Germany on June 27, 1996 on VHS .
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The computer scientist Dr. Darrel Lindenmeyer is employed at the Law Enforcement Technology Advancement Center . He develops SID 6.7 , the computer simulation of a criminal that takes into account aspects of the personalities of 183 serial killers. It is to be used in the training of the police officers.
During the test run of virtual reality, one of the test subjects dies, another is traumatized. Police chief Elizabeth Deane orders that SID 6.7 be switched off. SID 6.7 enters the real world in the body of an android, where a staff member of the center is killed shortly thereafter.
Imprisoned ex-police officer Parker Barnes is supposed to stop SID 6.7 . He destroys the control unit of the android and saves a child who is under the control of the machine man.
Reviews
Mick LaSalle wrote in the San Francisco Chronicle of February 16, 1996 that Denzel Washington's screen presence gave the film that " much needed " pinch of authenticity. However, the film is not gripping.
Kevin Thomas described the film in the Los Angeles Times on August 4, 1995 as " slippery ", " brutal " and " dark ". The “ well-crafted ” special effects can only come from the Hollywood film industry. The film basically addresses the struggle between good and evil in a simple way. It doesn't always reach the audience, but is more mature in terms of film art than numerous less commercial, more demanding films (" it is far more fully realized cinematically than many less commercial, more serious pictures ").
Cinema magazine described the film as a “ virtuoso staged computer battle ” and compared the “ impressively illustrated thriller ” with films like Demolition Man and Terminator . The magazine certified Russell Crowe in " absolute top form ". Denzel Washington appears “ strikingly pale ” in his role .
background
The shooting took place in Los Angeles . Production costs were estimated at 30 million US dollars . The film grossed approximately $ 24.0 million in US cinemas.
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- ↑ Certificate of Release for Virtuosity . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , June 2013 (PDF; accessed on January 6, 2018).
- ↑ Review by Mick LaSalle
- ↑ Review by Kevin Thomas
- ↑ Cinema, accessed October 30, 2007
- ↑ Locations for Virtuosity
- ↑ Business Data for Virtuosity
Web links
- Virtuosity in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Virtuosity at Rotten Tomatoes (English)