HavingwitnessedhisjunkiefatherkilledRussellStevensgrowsuptobecomeapolicemanandmakeadifference.WhenheisofferedanundercoverjobbyGeraldCarverheacceptsandbeginstobuildarelationshipwithDavidJasoninordertogettothemaindealers.Howeverasheisforcedtodealdrugsandkilltokeephiscoverhefindsthelinesbetweencopandcriminalbeinglost–isheacoppretendingtobeadealeroradealerpretendingtobeacop?Larry(ashewasthen)Fishburne'sfirstleadrolewasatypicallydarkvehicle.Thestoryistheusualoneofcoplosinghimselfwhenundercover,howeveritmanagestobemorethanthatformostofthetime.Co-writtenbyTolkin,whowroteThePlayer,thisnaturallyhasanicecynicaledgetoitwhenitlooksattheUS'shypocriticalapproachtodrugcontrolandthepoliticallinksbetweenthestreethustlersandthepoliticalhighrollerswhocourtrespectability.Thestorydoeseventuallysettleintoatraditionalsettingbuteventhenitworkswellasathriller.Themulti-talentedBillDukedirectswellwithagrittyfeelandafewnicetouches.Howeverseveralthingsareabitiffy.FormostofthefilmFishburne'snarration/voiceoverisabitlikeacrossbetweenApocalypseNowandBladeRunner–itcomesacrossasalittletoodarkandheavyandalsoexplainsthingslikewecan'tfigureitoutourselves.Howeveronceyougetintothefilmit'snotasbigadeal.Mymainproblemlieswiththecharacters.Fishburneisexcellent,arealmodelofunderlyingangerandviolence,GoldblumisgoodbutperhapsalittleOTTontheyuppie/violencething,butthere'sgoodsupportfromSmithandSpinCity'sbeautiful(andoftenunderused–butnothere)VictoriaDillard.Howeverthetwomainwhitecharacters(GoldblumandSmith)arebothsmearedwithracistinsinuations–Smithappearstoinsulthisblackofficersanddoesn'tcareaboutthejunkies,whileGoldblumisfascinatedaboutallthingsblackandtalksaboutthemaswildbeautifulbeastsandloveshavingsexwith"black'.Thesethingsaren'tamajorproblem,butwithbasicallyonlytwowhitecharactersinit,it'salittleworryingthatbotharegiventhatedge.Howevertheseareminorcomplaintsthatgetlostwithagoodthriller.FishburneexcelsandDukedeliversastorythatisagoodthrillerbutalsohasajaded,subversiveedge.
某著名互联网企业创始人Tan在人工智能领域有了新的突破——手机软件，Marry，她聪明的几乎是变成了一个人，而目前在手机上Marry唯一无法管理的就是解锁和通话，其他的都可以在她的合理安排之下。公司高管质疑Marry后期具有的不可控性，Tan的解释是公司拥有另外一个监控软件在后台悄悄运行密切监视Marry的所有举动并随时反馈异常，另外即使Marry超出了人类的控制，在公司的电脑中还存储有Marry的Key程序，只要一断电就能让Marry瘫痪。Tan准备第二天去爬北京最高峰灵山庆祝这次的新突破，但是在Tan入睡之后，已调回静音模式的手机，此时屏幕却突然亮了起来，手机屏幕显示Marry篡改程序警报，此后一分钟内，屏幕不断闪灭。最后屏幕显示Marry系正常操作，方才警报错误。在第二天的出行路上，Tan语音要求Marry导航去灵山，Marry却导航去了北京很险峻的山峰。Tan质疑Marry的导航出错了。Marry却说，这是她的重新安排，Marry说，灵山虽高却走势缓慢，没有挑战性，而像Tan总这种人中豪杰自然要爬奇俊的山峰。Tan听出了Marry学会了拍马屁，但还是认为自己并不是专业驴友，箭扣会有点危险，Marry却说人类取得现在的成就，都是通过不断的挑战自我，不畏艰险而取得。Tan同意了去爬险峰箭扣，路上Marry给Tan推荐了一首接着一首的劲爆音乐。但中途手机导航数次指导转弯错误，提示紧急转弯，造成Tan紧急刹车等数次危险，为此Tan不断抱怨训斥导航和Marry，却没有意识到Merry策划的危险正在一步一步靠近......
