a5c7b9f00b In 1999, Los Angeles is racial war zone with the army and LSPD and SWAT officers fighting Afro-American people. The former cop Lenny Nero is a dealer of illegal recording in CDs that gives the memories and sensations of the recorder to the user. He buys the recordings from the supplier Tick; he misses his former mistress Faith, who was a hooker and now is a singer; his best friend is the private eye Max Peltier and the limousine driver Lornette &#39;Mace&#39; Mason, who has unrequited love for him. Two days before the turn of the century, the black rapper Jeriko One is murdered. The hooker Iris seeks Lenny out but there is an incident and they do not talk to each other. However she drops a recording into Lenny&#39;s car while he unsuccessfully tries to meet Faith at a night-club. However her boyfriend Philo Gant does not let them talk. When Lenny learns that Iris was sadistically raped and killed, he gets involved in a sick scheme and discovers dirty hidden secrets. A former cop turned street-hustler accidentally uncovers a conspiracy in Los Angeles in 1999. Sadly this film was lost behind the Bravehearts, Apollo 13s and Se7ens of 1995. It should have gained the recognition it deserved. It is far better than than most films dealing with an unlikely mcguffin suchthe &#39;squids&#39;, central to the premise. Many other films veiw of the near future is far too &#39;bacofoil&#39; and white suits (THX1138 ?) which detracts from the realism they may wish to portray. The script is 80% responsible for everything that&#39;s great in this movie. As much of action and sci-fithis is, the driving force behind the film is really the characters. These are the kinds of characters you really give a damn about. You envision yourself in their place, you root for them, think with them, feel with them and that makes it all the more satisfying in the end.<br/><br/>This film is definitely worth a view, whoever you are, even if you&#39;ve never thought of yourselfa sci-fi fan. To be honest, you&#39;ll be lucky if you can find this movie (even on VHS) at your local rental place, and the DVD is tough to get unless you go online. I spent 8 months trying to find it with no luck until I stopped by Best Buy and found the DVD in their discount aisle for $7. If you&#39;re lucky enough that your local movie store carries it for that amount, grab it. Take it, watch it, I doubt you&#39;ll regret your purchase.
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