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You might be tempted to call it "Johnny Moronic" after you've seen this illogical and derivative adaptation of William Gibson's cyberpunk short story (available in his book Burning Chrome), which is all the more depressing since Gibson himself wrote the screenplay. First you have to ask yourself why valuable top-secret electronic data would be stored in the "wet-wired" brain of a human courier (played by Keanu Reeves), who then transports the data from China to New Jersey as part of his last, most dangerous assignment. Surely there are better ways to transmit sensitive information, but since this is really just a conventional thriller with near-future design and spiffy special effects, Gibson and New York artist Robert Longo (making his directorial debut) are more interested in surface gloss and cyberpunk atmosphere. On that level the movie's fairly engaging, and Japanese film star Takeshi Kitano makes a pretty good villain, tracking Reeves down for the information in his data-packed brain. The movie also boasts an eclectic gallery of supporting players including rapper Ice-T, performance artist and rocker Henry Rollins, beefcake actor Dolph Lundgren, and transcontinental oddball Udo Kier. They can't stop this trip through virtual reality from being botched up, but sci-fi fans will certainly enjoy the echo of Gibson's fiction that remains on the screen. --Jeff Shannon
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Ghost in the Machine,
By jabooth (usa) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Johnny Mnemonic (DVD)
Taken from William Gibson's short story of the same name, Johnny Mneumonic is perhaps the most underrated film of the 90's. Its definately a view more than once film. The flaws (and there are many) stem mainly from the tinkering of Sony who changed theinitial thrust of the film as well as the soundtrack from the directors and the screenwriters original concept. Having done my homework on this film -- and having read the original screenplay and listened to the audiotape version of the original, the changes are significant. The glitch in the matrix of Johnny M came about after SPEED became a huge boxoffice success. What was meant to be a small art theater film became overblown and distorted so that Sony could take advantage of Keanu Reeves, who was paid next to nothing for making this pic. Sony's greed sank this film, with disastrous editing, post production scene re-shoots, early release, a bloated as campaign. Still some of the original poetry still exists -- the cyber interface, the melding of machine and human (the ghost in the machine), and some knock out effects -- The short story can be found in Gibson's Burning Chrome, or you can purchase the screenplay on line used. From the reviews it looks like it may become the cult classic that it deserves to be. And the Japanese version retains much more of the original flavor -- albeit still flawed, its a piece of work!!
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Warning about this DVD,
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This review is from: Johnny Mnemonic (DVD)
A Warning for those looking for a widescreen copy of this film: THIS DISC IS FULL FRAME. I know the amazon listing here states that it is in widescreen, but this is wrong, and it will not allow for a change to the specs without a url to back up the claim (although they could just check the product themselves to confirm).
1.0 out of 5 stars
NOT Widescreen,
By layer8 (Toronto, Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Johnny Mnemonic (DVD)
Ordered this DVD because I wanted the widescreen version of this movie but to my disappointment it is full screen (4:3 AR). Unfortunately I noticed the problem only after the return period had passed (I had filed the DVD away for watching later). I blame myself for not checking sooner but Amazon really dropped the ball - the aspect ratio is printed right on the DVD cover.
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