Virtuosity
Paramount Pictures | Release Date: August 4, 1995 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
39
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Generally unfavorable reviews based on 17 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
6
Negative:
7
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60
The New York TimesJanet Maslin
If all of Virtuosity were as tightly controlled as that, it would exert a greater fascination than it finally does. Read full review
50
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
Nevertheless, given Washington's presence and the promise of a virtual reality action story, Virtuosity has some appeal -- provided, of course, the viewers aren't selective. Read full review
50
San Francisco ExaminerScott Rosenberg
Watching movies like this strain to fit new technologies like VR into old genres and plot conventions, you can't help wondering whether the real artificial intelligence experiment these days isn't Hollywood itself. Plug the psychological profiles of 200 hit movies into its hive-mind, and out comes one plastic-bodied, loop-brained clone after another. Read full review
42
Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam Arnold
It's a by-the-numbers action affair, and one that is considerably more mean-spirited and humorless than the norm. [4 Aug 1995, p.29]
40
EmpireIan Nathan
Quality premise, poor execution. Read full review
40
Washington PostHal Hinson
Even with its cyberspace connection, the story comes across as flat and tired, merely a pretext for the filmmakers' occasionally dazzling but ultimately numbing special effects. The world of Virtuosity may be spanking new, but the ideas are yesterday's news. Read full review
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