Johnny Mnemonic

The early version of "The Matrix," this dreadful, corny, ridiculous sci-fi disgrace is a bomb right from the start. Watch it and realize how far Keanu has come in just eight years. Just awful. Thumbs way down.... Full review

Although this movie... Full review

This movie has an interesting Point of veiw, it seems like its just a sci-fi, but there is a history to it. The FASA Corperation RPG, Shadowrun, came out a few years before this movie and in future dates it is... Full review

This movie is great because it has stuck out and been remembered for over a decade. No one is going to remember movies like Casino (1995), Flicka or Hostage (rated B). Somehow, this movie has outlived all of these. I've heard... Full review

I must start with a personal statement - I'm amazed at the silliness of those who bombastically declare this to be the worst movie of all times and so on... Really? Is it really that bad, worse than "Manos -... Full review

This movie is truly bad. I've watched approximately 150 movies over the past year, and this was definitely one of the five worst. It's difficult to explain it without watching it again... for one thing my roommate and I agreed that... Full review

i was not impressed by this movie. saw it once and vowed to never see it again. sorry no summary here.... Full review

While it had an interesting storyline(running alongside Bladerunner), the acting was unforgiveable. Keanu was a poor choice. A plank of wood has more expressions than Keanu. I cannot understand why people keep casting him in smart-people roles; cops, detectives, saviors, ultimate... Full review

This movie was an excellent warm up to the Matrix. In fact if you enjoyed the Matrix, you may see some subtle value to this movie as well. There is an excellent story here which is taken aback by poor execution.... Full review

Fast-paced at first, then slows down a little, but lots of action and really good visuals. The acting was below par, especially Reeves, which is unfortunate since he's the lead. You are led to not like the guy from the start,... Full review

As director of the cyberpunk classic "Johnny Mnemonic" (1995), he became a close friend of the film's star, Keanu Reeves..... ... Full Review

And the race by the bad guys to capture Johnny's head--intact--should be kickier, too. The cast is full of striking faces, belonging to such performers as Ice-T, Japanese superstar Takeshi, Udo Kier, Dina Meyer (as Johnny's samurai sweetie), Barbara Sukowa and Henry Rollins. ... Full Review

Written by William Gibson, who adapted his own short story, and directed by Robert Longo, ``Johnny Mnemonic,'' now on home video, is inescapably a very cool movie. Johnny, the film's hero, is a ``mnemonic courier,'' a 21st century delivery boy for the underground movement. ... Full Review

Johnny Mnemonic," a bleak high-tech no-brainer gussied up with computer graphics, explores the consequences of too much input in a future wired for facts, but not for wisdom. Meanwhile, Johnny finds a love interest-bodyguard (Dina Meyer) and heroic allies in the LoTeks, guerrilla hackers engaged in an undeclared war against the sinister multinationals now dominating the world. ... Full Review

Johnny, the film's hero, is a ``mnemonic courier,'' a 21st century delivery boy for the underground movement. Johnny, who has taken on twice the amount of data he's capable of storing, needs to download -- and fast. ... Full Review

Perhaps the most unfortunate aspect of Johnny Mnemonic was not that it was made at all (as some cynical people might say), but that it was made during the 1990s. William Gibson's novel of the same name introduces some thought-provoking ... Full Article

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BY COINING the word "cyberspace," William Gibson became a kind of digital-age prophet.But he has always been as much a stylist as a visionary. ... Full Article

While enjoying drinks with a friend, actor Keanu Reeves surprised a New York resident who happened to walk by. The New Yorker asked Reeves a series of questions regarding any potential sequels to the films: Johnny Mnemonic and Speed ;... ... Full Article

This sci-fi movie plays on the current Internet Super-Highway fascination. It promises an interesting look at the future, where information is no longer safe to communicate over normal phone lines, and thus are transported by human couriers with microchip brain ... Full Article

A film review by Christopher Null - Copyright 1995 Filmcritic.com In 2021, when the world is basically ruled by corporate Japan, humans with microchip brain implants are used to transport the most important of data files. ... Full Article