"Strange Days" is a strange film indeed. An excellent director, great actors, great everything really - but for some reason, it misses the mark just slightly. Still a very enjoyable science fiction movie none the less. The story follows an ex cop, now street hustler, involved in a police conspiracy while obsessing over an ex lover. He deals data discs which you upload to your head for recorded past memories and emotions. He eventually gets his hands on a data disc that witnesses a brutal crime. With the help of his friend and some other odd characters he tries to solve the mystery behind this horrible act. Biggelow ("Near Dark", "Point Break", "The Hurt Locker") directs this film and although it is not one of her best, it is still a fine film. The problem for me is the casting. Fiennes, Bassett, and Lewis are all great actors, but they don't fit the parts. Fiennes does well with what he is given, but this isn't the kind of part you imagine Ralph Fiennes playing. Lewis is drugged out like always, but doesn't really strike me as the perfect woman every man dreams of. Bassett is probably the most realistic casting along with Sizemore, but the futuristic world they live in somehow make it seem a little less believable to me. Regardless, a great millennium film with great actors and great filming done by the movie crew.
*3 Lance Approvals*
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