Click here to copy URL

The Lawnmower Man

1992

Brett Leonard

Pierce Brosnan, Jeff Fahey, Jenny Wright, Mark Bringleson ...

5.3

5,907

Sci-Fi. Fantasy. Horror Brosnan is a scientist who uses Fahey, a dim-witted gardener, as a guinea pig to test his experiments in "virtual reality," an artificial computer environment. With the use of drugs and high-tech equipment, Brosnan is able to increase Fahey's mental powers--but not necessarily for the better. Fantastic special effects and a memorable "virtual reality" sex scene. Available in an unrated version which contains 32 more minutes of footage. ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Ryan Lambie Den of Geek	"For all its flaws, it’s an entertaining film from beginning to end"	POS
United States	Michael Wilmington Los Angeles Times	"[The filmmaking team] show some visual dash, but after a while, they seem like a crack MTV team trying to hide the fact that the song is drivel and the singer off pitch"	NEG
United States	David Nusair Reel Film	"Fahey’s surprisingly strong performance (...) certainly goes a long way towards keeping things interesting throughout (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"	POS
United Kingdom	Kim Newman Empire	"Virtual Reality was the new craze, but now the effects aren't so impressive anymore. With a Stephen King story, you can guess where it's headed but it's fun with Brosnan giving a good performance (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United Kingdom	Time Out	"Despite the hackneyed sub-Frankenstein plot, the dazzling computer-generated special effects almost carry the film."	POS

Return to movie

We encourage you to check the reviews' original sources. Intellectual property rights of these reviews belong to their authors and/or the correspondent media from which they have been extracted. If you'd like to help us to add more reviews to your favorite movies, just send us a message.