
In 1999, Los Angeles is racial war zone with the army and LSPD and SWAT officers fighting Afro-American people. The former cop Lenny Nero is a dealer of illegal recording in CDs that gives the memories and sensations of the recorder to the user. He buys the recordings from the supplier Tick; he misses his former mistress Faith, who was a hooker and now is a singer; his best friend is the private eye Max Peltier and the limousine driver Lornette 'Mace' Mason, who has unrequite... (Full plot summary below)
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In 1999, Los Angeles is racial war zone with the army and LSPD and SWAT officers fighting Afro-American people. The former cop Lenny Nero is a dealer of illegal recording in CDs that gives the memories and sensations of the recorder to the user. He buys the recordings from the supplier Tick; he misses his former mistress Faith, who was a hooker and now is a singer; his best friend is the private eye Max Peltier and the limousine driver Lornette 'Mace' Mason, who has unrequited love for him. Two days before the turn of the century, the black rapper Jeriko One is murdered. The hooker Iris seeks Lenny out but there is an incident and they do not talk to each other. However she drops a recording into Lenny's car while he unsuccessfully tries to meet Faith at a night-club. However her boyfriend Philo Gant does not let them talk. When Lenny learns that Iris was sadistically raped and killed, he gets involved in a sick scheme and discovers dirty hidden secrets.
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| Rolling StonePeter TraversUndeniably thrilling and troubling...Dazzling, era-defining. |
| CinematterMadeleine WilliamsFuturistic film noir mystery with excellent performances and thrilling cinematography. |
| Jam! MoviesBruce KirklandThe early promise of the film gives way to exploitation; satire mutates into drivel. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThis is the first movie about virtual reality to deal in a challenging way with the implications of the technology. It's fascinating the way Bigelow is able to suggest so much of VR's impact (and dangers) within a movie - a form of VR that's a century old. |
| Boston GlobeJay CarrFrom the visceral plunges of the first person mind clip sequences (including a terrifying, controversy courting rape sequence) to the overwhelming finale this is a, literally, stunning event. Some directors can, thank God, still make you experience films. |
| ReelViewsJames BerardinelliStrange Days is a thriller first and a mystery second. It's big, explosive entertainment and, although not directed by Cameron, is very much in the vein we've come to expect from him. Strange Days may not be the best movie to hit screens during the Fall, but it's likely to be the brashest. |
| Filmcritic.comChristopher NullThe end result is an interesting little film that's just, well, 'strange.' |
| ViewLondonMatthew TurnerEngaging, genuinely thrilling sci-fi. Enough to make you wish Bigelow made a movie a year. |
| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzMessy, dreary and repulsive slick near future sci-fi/film noir thriller that both dazzles and is bombastic. |
| Combustible CelluloidJeffrey M. Anderson[Bigelow] with the help of her talented cast, constantly wrestles against the script, and for a great deal of time, she appears to be winning. |