I was all set to watch a bad sci-fi film, but as it turns out, Freejack a kind of fun! The idea is that in dystopian 2009 (they're ahead by 10 years, I think, except for the utopian stuff which is pretty Buck Rogers), they have the ability to snatch a person out of time at the moment of their fiery death and hand the body off to the Top 1% so they can have virtual immortality. In 1992, they grab a Formula One driver (Emilio Estevez), but he escapes because of corporate war shenanigans, meets up with his old girlfriend, and gets into a lot of chases (as per his skill set) in weird vehicles. Some of this is a bit predictable, but there are just enough surprises to make it interesting. Ultimately, it's the cast that makes this a more-than-decent entertainment. Rene Russo is striking (playing her actual age in the future, and younged-down in '92). Mick Jagger is having a lot of fun as the mercenary coming after the "freejack" and is probably the best thing about all this. Amanda Plummer as a violent rebel nun deserves her own movie. Jonathan Banks? Anthony Hopkins? What is this cast?! The one actor I would swap out, unfortunately, is Estevez himself who is sort of un-acting in this. Put someone who actually has chemistry with his fellow performers, or has more action cred, and people wouldn't be so quick to dismiss this cyberpunk action thriller.
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Underrated gem! Love everything about it, epic cast especially Mick Jagger!exitpanda
Very underrated.nbats
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I was all set to watch a bad sci-fi film, but as it turns out, Freejack a kind of fun! The idea is that in dystopian 2009 (they're ahead by 10 years, I think, except for the utopian stuff which is pretty Buck Rogers), they have the ability to snatch a person out of time at the moment of their fiery death and hand the body off to the Top 1% so they can have virtual immortality. In 1992, they grab a Formula One driver (Emilio Estevez), but he escapes because of corporate war shenanigans, meets up with his old girlfriend, and gets into a lot of chases (as per his skill set) in weird vehicles. Some of this is a bit predictable, but there are just enough surprises to make it interesting. Ultimately, it's the cast that makes this a more-than-decent entertainment. Rene Russo is striking (playing her actual age in the future, and younged-down in '92). Mick Jagger is having a lot of fun as the mercenary coming after the "freejack" and is probably the best thing about all this. Amanda Plummer as a violent rebel nun deserves her own movie. Jonathan Banks? Anthony Hopkins? What is this cast?! The one actor I would swap out, unfortunately, is Estevez himself who is sort of un-acting in this. Put someone who actually has chemistry with his fellow performers, or has more action cred, and people wouldn't be so quick to dismiss this cyberpunk action thriller.