Johnny Mnemonic 1995

Weird how in 1995 the filmmakers accurately predicted the world-wide plague of 2021, but couldn't figure out that January 17 would be a Sunday.

To think The Matrix came only 4 years after this. A world of difference.

A classic cyberpunk B movie, hilarious in its bad acting and nonsense.

One of the most faithful rendering of cyberpunk atmosphere and ethos.

Must watch for every cyberpunk fan.

This movie is like a steaming pile of garbage that smells like roses. It's got that classic '90s B-movie feel, plus, you know, Keanu Reeves. It takes place in an interesting future version of Earth, and the worldbuilding could have been pretty cool, but it comes off as cheesy. The pacing is bad, the dialogue is bad, but man, if this isn't entertaining! Its greatest shortcoming is that it's too serious; there's little to no humour to be found in this movie. If it was truly aware of how silly it was (and played along), it would be even more fun.

This is a great movie to invite some friends over, and just have fun watching this crappy movie.

This movie looks like the First Iteration of The Matrix that cam 4 years afterwards. Very similar character arcs. Also Keanu plays the main "Messiah" character.

Started interesting but then jumped the dolphin.

Free city of Newark? That's a world I never want to live in.
Cool concepts, 90s vision of what the future looks like (flashy lights, japanese crossculture, leather clothes, sharp edges, and everyone's in drag). Such a weird it's so bad it's sort of good movie. Feels like so much of it could have been extra script and costume design ideas left over from Super Mario Bros

This movie makes no sense at all.

I remember seeing this movie in the theatre back in the days, wanting so bad to like it and having difficulties admitting it was a stinker.

Now, though, through the lens of time and nostalgia, it's matured into a delicious stinky cheesy camembert.

Sure, the scenery is on par with low budget Italian post apos, the CGI was unimpressive even back then and it's almost a merit from the director to pull out the most wooden performances of otherwise competent actors in an honestly great lineup.

But... As a shitty nineties cyberpunk adaptation of William Gibson, it's fucking awesome.

Don't try to watch it as The Matrix or Stalker. Hook up your Sino-Logic 16 terminal and enjoy it for what it is. It still stinks, but it tastes great.

Iconic graphics, explosions, and a tech dolphin

The staging causes a headache.

An hour and four minutes in, Johnny Mnemonic shouts "what the eff is going on?!" and I couldn't agree more.

Like some weird fever dream of b-movie ideas and a strangely well-done version of haptic VR, this thing is actually a shit-show from the get-go.

Terrible acting as you'd expect from early-ish Keanu and a supporting cast of "not quite Shakespearean thespians", I echo other comments here that it is quite remarkable that The Matrix arrives just 4 years after this.

Take Total Recall, Demolition Man and a solid handful of Fifth Element and this is NOT what you get! It could only hope to be half as good as any single one of those films.

5/10
2/5

The car-locking hacking sound effects are amazing

Same crappy 90's vibe as Batman and Robin

I was excited to see this movie as a teenager. I expected the Matrix pretty much. Which at least delivered what I expected from this movie, 4 years later.