Strange Days has at all times been on my radar on account of it being written by James Cameron and directed by his former spouse Kathryn Bigelow however due it not being unavailable on Blu-Ray or iTunes to lease in the USA, I needed to maintain placing it off. However, on account of it’s latest addition of it to HBO Max I lastly determined to provide it a watch and it’s positively my favourite Kathryn Bigelow film.
First up is the forged. I’ll admit, when I noticed Ralph Fiennes as the lead , I discovered it a bit jarring. I’ve at all times recognized him as Amon Göth in Schindler’s List, Voldemort in the Harry Potter movies or as M in the Daniel Craig James Bond movies, so seeing him as the road character Lenny Nero came off as off-putting to me. Still, these doubts had been dashed as a result of he is improbable. I particularly love the bit he does with the Rolex. (Is this impression resistant?)
The remainder of the forged is additionally nice with Angela Bassett, Juliette Lewis (in maybe her hottest function), Tom Sizemore, Vincent D’Onofrio, and Michael Wincott with that raspy voice of his.
I additionally love the look of this film. It has this cyberpunk dystopian look regardless of it happening on the previous couple of days of 1999. The climax additionally takes place throughout a New Year’s celebration in downtown LA and it simply appears to be like lovely.
The motion is additionally fairly nice. I particularly love the manner Bigelow crafts these POV scenes. They might be thrilling like the Chinese restaurant theft or downright terrifying akin to the breaking and coming into scene.
Strange Days is the type of film that I can see getting higher with repeat viewings. I additionally hope it will get a correct Blu-Ray launch in the US. (The UK acquired a launch in 2017). Maybe Arrow or Shout Factory can launch one however it appears unlikely since Disney now owns the North American distribution rights.
I simply hope this film will get extra consideration. It deserves cult standing!
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