Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Angela Bassett, Juliette Lewis, Tom Sizemore
Certificate: 18
Genre: Sci Fi, Action, Crime
Awards: None
In the far off future of 1999, Los Angeles has become a dystopia where crime runs wild in the streets. Ex-cop Lenny Nero (Fiennes) now sells memories that others can experience on the black market, but never a memory of somebody's death - known as a blackjack. When he is sent the blackjack of the murder of one of his friends, Lenny teams up with his friend Mace (Bassett) and former colleague Max (Sizemore) in order to try and Lewis), who he believes to be somehow mixed up in it.find the killer and protect his ex-girlfriend, Faith (
Strange Days creates an absolutely enthralling world that just takes you in. The use of playback memories being sold as entertainment is a wonderful premise and the film uses it to its full potential with great examples throughout that play out almost like a first person video game.
Both Fiennes and Bassett bring great performances to help boost the interesting story, with Fiennes' charismatic sleaziness still making him likeable despite his very obvious flaws. The plot plays as a mystery thriller that keeps the viewer guessing throughout whilst also drawing on themes of police corruption and racial tension that drop the story into a colder reality.
Strange Days was a very pleasant surprise that had a great premise and focused on it rather than simply let it be a gimmick in the sidelines. This is indeed a lesser seen gem.
*****Brilliant
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