This was my first exposure to Russell Crowe. He's over the top and hammy in a silly-contructed role in a completely implausible flick. Took me several Crowe outings before I came around to the idea that maybe Sid was just a worse character than I thought.
I respect him much more now, but I thought very little of him on the strength of this one alone.
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That's the first time that I've ever heard that; usually its the other way around: people hate the movie, but love Russell Crowe and/or his character.
There are a lot of things about the movie which wouldn't work, true, but you'll find that the case with most action movies. While I'm not going to excuse it just because it's a movie (I hate that excuse!), because it is BASED on reality, it is moreso meant to be entertaining.
The concept of SID 6.7, by the "future" that they had the movie set in (1999, four years from the release of the film), was completely unrealistic - granted - but the idea behind something that fantastic you HAVE to give it credit for! Hundreds of history's most prolific killers all programmed into one android mind, where the program can filter certain personalities through into the main persona through a form of "multiple personality disorder", is amazing. Inside of SID 6.7 lies information on arson, human anatomy, torture methodology, demolitions, marksmanship, survival tactics, guarilla warfare, and psychology. He is the epitome of human rage, and would serve as the god for revenge.
Personally, what I think is most unrealistic about the movie is that one man - a mere police officer - took him down. Not Robocop or someone connected to the Matrix, but just a regular, every day human with a mechanical arm and some law enforcement training. The same kind of non-realism done time and time again by Disney who have 11 year old child defeat the Prince of Darkness.
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Compare to his other movies? Yes, it is his worst. But I still enjoy this movie.
shareI actually think it's his best role. Most of the time I find that Russell mumbles a bit too much for my tastes. His roles really don't have any life in the characters, I think this performance was his most superb.
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I liked how over the top it was. I am not gonna lie. This is my only Russell Crowe film to date. But, the over the topness of the film made it all the better. He was supposed to be a Joker-like person with a bunch of personalities, raging to take control. He was supposed to be sadistic, yet fun loving while doing it.
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I am of the camp that think that Crowe's performance was the only good thing in this movie. It was amazing to compare his performance against that of Washington, one of the biggest names at the time. Crowe ran rings around him!
shareI thought it was his best performance,couldn't stand his monochrome dialogue in the gladuater and over hammy 'look at me im so misunderstood' acting in beautiful mind....don't like him much as an actor,but in this,he was fun and not irritating in the least to watch.
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Over the top and hammy? He is playing a computer generated character made up of over a hundred serial killers with a hint of musicianship and some playfulness thrown in. Were you expecting gritty realness? He was darkly hilarious and I loved it despite the movie itself not being all that great.
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