Production Year: 1995 - Action/Adventure - Director: Robert Longo - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring:Dolph Lundgren, Ice-T, Dina Meyer, Henry Rollins, Udo Kier, Barbara Sukowa, Takeshi Kitano, Tracy Tweed, Keanu Reeves more
Johnny Mnemonic isn't that bad. Sure, I was 13 when I really liked this film and watched it whenever it was on in the afternoon but this movie isn't so bad that it would make people cry our pain. I've seen worse, and I've seen a lot better than Johnny Mnemonic. I think that, at the time, Johnny Mnemonic was an interesting film. It had an anti-corporate message, love conquers all, and anti-hero themes... sure these are always the themes being rehashed now, but I thought it really worked in this movie. The major thing to change would be Keanu Reeves. Even tho he was fantastic as Neo, he really is nothing but a cardboard cut-out.
Plus, I liked how they would introduce the different subcultures of Johnny's world. I thought that was tops and gave you information that helped in the understanding of the environment where this story is taking place. Sure, it was a wee bit unorganized, but if you really just sat down and let it soak in (which I had a lot of time to do during the lazy afternoon in the summers when I was a tween) those little details really add to the world where Johnny and Jane live.
I can't believe that ppl recommended Strange Days over Johnny Mnemonic... at least Johnny Mnemonic had a story that relatively held together as the film progresses and an ending that didn't seem forced. As a 13 year old who was getting to know what Cyberpunk was, Johnny Mnemonic was a great film, I suppose people will either hate it or like it.
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Unmemorable
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Weak
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