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Title: Virtuosity (1995)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Denzel Washington | ... | Lt. Parker Barnes | |
| Kelly Lynch | ... | Madison Carter | |
| Russell Crowe | ... | SID 6.7 | |
| Stephen Spinella | ... | Lindenmeyer | |
| William Forsythe | ... | William Cochran | |
| Louise Fletcher | ... | Elizabeth Deane | |
| William Fichtner | ... | Wallace | |
| Costas Mandylor | ... | John Donovan | |
| Kevin J. O'Connor | ... | Clyde Reilly | |
| Kaley Cuoco | ... | Karin Carter | |
| Christopher Murray | ... | Matthew Grimes | |
| Heidi Schanz | ... | Sheila 3.2 | |
| Traci Lords | ... | Media Zone Singer | |
| Gordon Jennison Noice | ... | Big Red (as J. Gordon Noice) | |
| Mari Morrow | ... | Linda Barnes | |
The Law Enforcement Technology Advancement Centre (LETAC) has developed SID version 6.7: a Sadistic, Intelligent, and Dangerous virtual reality entity which is synthesized from the personalities of more than 150 serial killers. LETAC would like to train police officers by putting them in VR with SID, but they must prove the concept by using prisoners as test subjects. One such prisoner is ex-cop Parker Barnes. When SID manages to inject his personality into a nano-machine android, it appears that Barnes might be the only one who can stop him. Written by Murray Chapman <muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au>
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Set in the very near future, Virtuosity explores the evil fantasy of every science fiction addict by bringing an evil virtual villain out of the computer and onto the streets. Seventeen years ago, this was a wild fantasy. Today, with the way we are going with computers, not so much. But you have to enjoy the acting in this one as well as the plot, which is somewhat original. The cast is eclectic, with the powerful Russell Crowe as the virtual bad guy, a two dimensional creature bent on death and destruction, and Crowe brings a frightening believability to the role. Denzel wasn't quite the heart throb at the time, but his portrayal of Parker Barnes is excellent, and we get to feel the characters emotions and angst as he is taunted again and again by this evil construct. Louise Fletcher is the uncaring, evil woman in charge of the virtual simulations, and she is perfectly opposed by Kelly Lynch (aka Mrs. John Travolta) throughout the film. A cameo by Traci Lords and an early performance by a 10 year old Kaley Cuoco (Penny on Big Bang Theory) round out an excellent cast and make for an entertaining film. Rated R for violence, language, and disturbing content, including sex, this is one for an afternoon or evening when you are tired of the run of the mill fare. Collectible? Not necessarily, but worth a rental.