Denzel & Crowe's Early AI Thriller

0:00It's May 2nd. This is Entertainment and Celebrity News today, powered by AI, your daily dose of celebrity buzz. Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe team up in the 1995 sci-fi flick Virtuosity, where Denzel plays X-Cop Parker Barnes, hunting a Roe Gaye villain named SID 6.7, brought to life by Crowe. This Android Killer, built from serial murderer data, breaks free with nanotech regeneration and starts a deadly rampage. The movie earned just two stars for his shaky script, despite a solid premise on AI dangers. As part of my Denzel watchathon, hitting all 52 of his films through 2026, this was a fresh watch for me. It bombed at the box office and sits at 30% on Rotten Tomatoes. But Roger Ebert dropped three stars, spotting early sparks of bigger hits. Fans dig the cat and mouse tension when the stars clash face to face, like that wild police band standoff with a toxin twist. Denzel's low cause in the opener, through me, tying back to his cop past and family tragedy,

1:04fueling the hunt, alongside psychologist Kelly Lynch. The writing drags elsewhere, with cringy dialogue and odd crowd scenes killing the vibe, though Crowe's mall struck to stay in a live stage iconic. It echoes. The Matrix and Minority Report in virtual chases and track pursuits, proving the idea had legs for better directors later. Is it free with ads on Pluto TV? If you're curious about early Denzel Crow chemistry, or AI thrills on a budget, but skip if you won polished. Action plenty of upgrades, wait in the queue.