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Justice needs a new program.
The Law Enforcement Technology Advancement Centre (LETAC) has developed SID version 6.7: a Sadistic, Intelligent, and Dangerous virtual reality entity which is synthesized from the personalities of more than 150 serial killers, and only one man can stop him.
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May 12, 2025 · via TMDB
Three Oscar winners- Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, and Louise Fletcher- are completely wasted in this high tech shoot-'em-up. Parker Barnes (Denzel Washington) is a cop convicted of murder and serving time. He becomes a guinea pig in some virtual reality testing involving capturing SID 6.7, a computer combination of over 200 criminals. SID's evil programmer releases SID (Russell Crowe) into the real world, and Barnes is released long enough to track him down. He must also drag along Madison Carter (Kelly Lynch), who spends most of her screen time trying to keep up with Barnes. Barnes finds out SID is also programmed with the behavior of the man really responsible for Barnes' family's demise, making the entire thing "personal." Carter's daughter is kidnapped by SID, and the finale takes place during a live TV/internet broadcast in a high rise building. Louise Fletcher is not given anything to do as an executive with the company that created SID. Crowe has the right physical look, but the screenwriter unwisely gave SID a bunch of unfunny one liners to utter during all the mayhem. A mass killer has not made this many stupid comments since the "A Nightmare on Elm Street" series. Washington, trying to corner the market on 1990's serial killer trackers (see also "Fallen" and "The Bone Collector"), is okay as the killing cop. He tries to turn this into more than an action film, but his character is not there. Brett Leonard, of "The Lawnmower Man" and the bad "Hideaway," finally finds another movie to use his trademark computer special effects in. The effects are okay, but are constantly undermined and drowned out by all the bloodshed. The screenwriter makes bad plot decisions just so he can move his story along, not because they make sense- SID's programmer releases SID because he is mad. SID can regenerate himself with glass, SID is not really drawn to any of the other real-life killers he has been programmed with, just the one Barnes has flashbacks about. I thought SID would be like a superhuman serial killer, leaving other real life killers' clues in his path, but we get a passing Charles Manson mention, and that is it. There is more broken glass in this film than "Another 48 HRS", the previous broken glass film champion. Some fun almost comes in the climax, as Barnes pursues SID, and in turn is pursued by the cops for a crime SID framed him for. The film is ten minutes too long, as we must sit through Carter's daughter's scenes, which feels tacked on to the end. Yes, the computer effects are pretty good. Crowe is as good as he can be considering the script, but Leonard does not build any momentum in his direction. His camera is everywhere, but he wastes his talents on a screenplay that lumbers toward inevitability in every scene. In the climax, as SID takes over a TV broadcast to kill on the air, we see the viewership increase- one medium telling me how awful another medium is. I do not need a violent film to tell me there is too much violence on TV and the internet. That would be like a porn actress telling me women are used as sexual objects in strip clubs. Take away all the bells and whistles, and carnage and explosions, and you have an average film dressed up with a good cast.
Kamurai
Jan 21, 2021 · via TMDB
Great watch, would watch again, and can recommend. While this is a trip in the way back machine, I think this going to remain a favorite of mine. Akin to "Back to the Future", seeing what people thought the future would be 20 years ago is really interesting, and what's more is that we've pushed boundaries where something like this movie could happen. We're probably still (2021) a ways away from digital silicone DNA, we're creating robots that are more and more life-capable and could have A.I. loaded into them to run a muck. It's an interesting mix of sci-fi, action, and true crime style entertainment that I think should hold interest for most audiences.
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Denzel Washington
Parker Barnes
Russell Crowe
Sid 6.7
Kelly Lynch
Madison Carter
Alanna Ubach
Ella
William Forsythe
William Cochran
Stephen Spinella
Lindenmeyer
Louise Fletcher
Elizabeth Deane
William Fichtner
Wallace
Costas Mandylor
John Donovan
Kevin J. O'Connor
Clyde Reilly
Kaley Cuoco
Karin
Una Damon
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Christopher Murray
Matthew Grimes
Miguel Nájera
Rafael Debaca
Miracle Vincent
Christine Barnes
Traci Lords
Media Zone Singer
Michael Buffer
Emcee
Heidi Schanz
Sheila 3.2
Mara Duronslet
Beautiful Woman at Olympic Stadium
Cheryl Lawson
Pretty Woman in Media Zone
Eiko Nijo
Geisha Hostess
Monica Allison
Woman on Train
Laura Leigh Hughes
Suburban Reporter
Virginia Watson
Anchorwoman
Lesa Noelle
Screaming Woman
Mathew St. Patrick
Onlooker at Electronics Store (uncredited)
Mari Morrow
Linda Barnes
Danny Goldring
John Symes
Anthony C. Hall
Locator Technician
Kevin Loreque
Animatronic Bartender
Rolando Molina
Videostore Salesman
Gary Anthony Sturgis
Officer at Video Store
Marva Hicks
Onscreen Talent
John Walcutt
Swat Captain
Jordan Marder
Prison Transport Guard
Dustin Nguyen
Suburban Reporter
Tony Winters
Male Newscaster
Frank Welker
Special Vocal Effects (voice)
Leonard Nimoy
Spock (archive footage) (uncredited)
William Shatner
Captain James T. Kirk (archive footage) (uncredited)
DeForest Kelley
Dr. Leonard McCoy (archive footage) (uncredited)
Kenny Endoso
Sushi Chef (uncredited)
Greg Bronson
MMA Fan (uncredited)
Ahmed Ahmed
Cameraman
Daniel Anderson
Police Detective
Jeff Imada
Sushi Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Andray Johnson
SWAT Officer (uncredited)
Laura Albert
Wrestling Spectator (uncredited)
Ken Kilpatrick
Ultimate Fighter (uncredited)
Richard Toyon
Art Direction
Jay Hart
Set Decoration
Francine Jamison-Tanchuck
Costume Design
Chris Walas
Special Effects Makeup Artist
John C. Meier
Stunt Coordinator
Lance Gilbert
Stunt Coordinator
Mic Rodgers
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Annie Ellis
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Doc Duhame
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LaFaye Baker
Stunts
Lance Gilbert
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Laura Albert
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Michael Runyard
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Ousaun Elam
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Ronnie Rondell Jr.
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Scott Waugh
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Shane Dixon
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Troy Brown
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Troy Gilbert
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Brett Leonard
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Jono Oliver
Second Assistant Director
Mic Rodgers
Second Unit Director
Deborah Aquila
Casting
Hawk Koch
Executive Producer
Gary Lucchesi
Producer
Christopher Young
Original Music Composer
Traci Lords
Songs
Andy Nelson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Anna Behlmer
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Frank Smathers
Supervising Dialogue Editor
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