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Vice

- Where the future is your past.

Julian Michaels has designed the ultimate resort: VICE, where anything goes and the customers can play out their wildest fantasies with artificial inhabitants who look, think and feel like humans. When an artificial becomes self-aware and escapes, she finds herself caught in the crossfire between Julian's mercenaries and a cop who is hell-bent on shutting down Vice, and stopping the violence once and for all.

Release Date : 2015-01-16

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Grindstone Entertainment GroupEFO FilmsK5 InternationalAperture Entertainment

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Kelly

Original Name : Ambyr Childers

Gender : Female

Character Name : Roy

Original Name : Thomas Jane

Gender : Male

Character Name : Evan

Original Name : Bryan Greenberg

Gender : Male

Character Name : Julian

Original Name : Bruce Willis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Chris

Original Name : Johnathon Schaech

Gender : Male

Character Name : Melissa

Original Name : Charlotte Kirk

Gender : Female

Character Name : James

Original Name : Brett Granstaff

Gender : Male

Character Name : Det. Matthews

Original Name : Ryan O'Nan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mitch

Original Name : David Gordon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Reiner

Original Name : Colin Egglesfield

Gender : Male

Character Name : Keith

Original Name : Cameron Brexler

Gender : Male

Character Name : Officer Pullman

Original Name : Jesse Pruett

Gender : Male

Character Name : Steve

Original Name : Tyler Jon Olson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kasansky

Original Name : Don Harvey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Stacey

Original Name : Lydia Hull

Gender : Female

Character Name : Newscaster

Original Name : Nikki BreAnne Wells

Gender : Female

Character Name : Serrano

Original Name : Douglas M. Griffin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sean

Original Name : Martin Blencowe

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ryan

Original Name : Damon Lipari

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rachel

Original Name : Ashley Kirk

Gender : Female

Character Name : Hannah

Original Name : Heather Alexandra

Gender : Female

Character Name : Paulie

Original Name : Ric Miller

Gender : Male

Character Name : Andrea

Original Name : Tamara Belousova

Gender : Female

Character Name : Hostess

Original Name : Courtney Blythe Turk

Gender : Female

Character Name : Heather

Original Name : Emily June Ellis

Gender : Female

Character Name : Bozz

Original Name : Eddie Matthews

Gender : Male

Character Name : John

Original Name : Grant Koo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bank Manager

Original Name : Gene Murrell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Guard

Original Name : Stephen C. Sepher

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mercenary #4

Original Name : Geoff Reeves

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bank Teller

Original Name : Valerie Lyon

Gender : Female

Character Name : Bank Customer #2

Original Name : Rachel Latham

Gender : Female

Character Name : Murder Witness (uncredited)

Original Name : Thad August

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bank Cop (uncredited)

Original Name : Alec Barnes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Vice Tech (uncredited)

Original Name : Patrick Constantine Bertagnolli, Jr.

Gender : Male

Character Name : Artificial (uncredited)

Original Name : Brianna Bond

Gender : Female

Character Name : Vice Tech #2 (uncredited)

Original Name : Stephen Conroy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bouncer (uncredited)

Original Name : Billy Culbertson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Steve's Banker Friend (uncredited)

Original Name : Edward J. Delmore III

Gender : Male

Character Name : Piano Player (uncredited)

Original Name : Ryan Pablo Foster

Gender : Male

Character Name : Barrel Bum (uncredited)

Original Name : Jamie Gliddon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jasmine (uncredited)

Original Name : Aria London

Gender : Female

Character Name : Computer Tech (uncredited)

Original Name : Tim Mai

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pleasure Model (uncredited)

Original Name : Michael Santini

Gender : Male

Character Name : Reporter (uncredited)

Original Name : Karen Strassman

Gender : Female

Reviews

Wuchak

@Wuchak

2021-06-23

***Big city sci-fi thriller with Bruce Willis and Thomas Jane about artificial humans*** In the near future, a big city resort called Vice utilizes artificial humans wherein clients can fulfill their debased fantasies, including rape, robbery and murder. An artificial female (Ambyr Childers) escapes and seeks sanctuary at a city church. Bruce Willis plays the entrepreneur of the resort, Thomas Jane a disheveled cop who wants to put him out of business and Bryan Greenberg the man who resides in the church, but he ain’t no pastor. "Vice" (2015) mixes the concept of “Westworld” (1973) and “Futureworld” (1976) with elements of “Blade Runner” (1982), “Groundhog Day” (1993), “Universal Soldier” (1992) and “The Island” (2005). While it only cost $10 million and you can’t expect blockbuster production values, it’s more polished than the average SyFy flick, which usually only cost $3 million or less. Practically the entire movie takes place at nighttime in the big city and I like the reverent tone. Jane is great as the city cop and Willis is his reliable self in a role he could do in his sleep. Childers comes across as a low rent meshing of Malin Akerman and Alicia Silverstone, but in her mid-20s. She’s a’right, but it would’ve been better with someone of the caliber of Scarlett Johannson or Silverstone when she was younger. What turned me off is the eye-rolling way the security guards at the resort couldn’t hit the side of a barn; meanwhile the cop rarely misses. Sure, this is done in a lot in movies, but there’s a way to do it that looks relatively realistic and doesn’t insult the intelligence of the viewer. Not so here. “Vice” thankfully shoots for some depth amidst its action thrills. For instance, there’s the question of robotic self-awareness, which was explored with Data in Star Trek: The Next Generation. Then there’s the debate over media violence & sex, whether in movies or video games. Does it provide an outlet for people to purge their debased desires or does it encourage that behavior in the real world? Lastly, there’s a halfhearted commentary on religious fundamentalism and spirituality. While lackluster in some ways (due to its low-budget), I liked the reverent tone and the profundities amid the thrills, not to mention Jane’s entertaining performance. It’s marginally better than “Westworld” (1973), which, let’s face it, wasn’t exactly a masterpiece. The film runs 1 hour, 36 minutes and was shot in Mobile, Alabama, and Miami, Florida. GRADE: C+/B- (5.5/10)