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== Legacy == In a career retrospective of Reeves' films for ''Entertainment Weekly'', Chris Nashawaty ranked the film as Reeves' second worst, calling the film's fans "nuts" for liking it.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/movies/keanu-reeves-movies-ranked/?slide=6235664#6235664|title=Keanu Reeves' best and worst movies, ranked|last=Nashawaty|first=Chris|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=March 31, 2019|accessdate=February 5, 2022|archive-date=February 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205225051/https://ew.com/movies/keanu-reeves-movies-ranked/?slide=6235664#6235664|url-status=live}}</ref> While acknowledging the film's issues, critic [[Ty Burr]] attributed its poor reviews to critics' unfamiliarity with Gibson's work.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/1995/11/17/johnny-mnemonic-3/|title=Johnny Mnemonic|last=Burr|first=Ty|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=November 17, 1995|accessdate=February 5, 2022|archive-date=February 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205225051/https://ew.com/article/1995/11/17/johnny-mnemonic-3/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[The Quietus]]'' described the film as having "all the makings of a cult classic",<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thequietus.com/articles/30968-johnny-mnemonic-retrospective-the-matrix|title=Hack The Matrix: How Johnny Mnemonic Predicted 2021|last=Robb|first=David|work=[[The Quietus]]|date=December 21, 2021|accessdate=February 5, 2022}}</ref> and its release to streaming sites in 2021 resulted in a passionate defense by Rowan Righelato in ''[[The Guardian]]'', who said it was "a testament to Longo's genius" that the film remained as eccentric as it was despite the studio's recut.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/apr/30/johnny-mnmemonic-keanu-reeves-william-gibson|title=Hear me out: why Johnny Mnemonic isn't a bad movie|last=Righelato|first=Rowan|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=30 April 2021|access-date=October 1, 2021|archive-date=3 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603195442/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/apr/30/johnny-mnmemonic-keanu-reeves-william-gibson|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Inverse (website)|Inverse]]'' also recommended the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/sci-fi-movies-may-2021-keanu-reeves-johnny-mnemonic|title=You Need to Watch the Weirdest Cyberpunk Movie|last=Newby|first=Richard|work=[[Inverse (website)|Inverse]]|date=May 11, 2021|accessdate=February 5, 2022|archive-date=February 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207061907/https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/sci-fi-movies-may-2021-keanu-reeves-johnny-mnemonic|url-status=live}}</ref> In a retrospective review from 2021, [[Peter Bradshaw]], film critic for ''The Guardian'', rated it 4/5 stars and wrote, "Perhaps it's quaint, but it's also watchable, and it is the kind of sci-fi that is genuinely audacious".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/may/06/johnny-mnemonic-review-keanu-test-drives-early-matrix-prototype|title=Johnny Mnemonic review β Keanu test-drives early Matrix prototype|last=Bradshaw|first=Peter|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=May 6, 2021|accessdate=February 5, 2022|archive-date=April 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230427141136/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/may/06/johnny-mnemonic-review-keanu-test-drives-early-matrix-prototype|url-status=live}}</ref> [[The Wachowskis]] used ''Johnny Mnemonic'' as template for describing ''[[The Matrix]]'' to investors,<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Hemon |first1=Aleksandar |title=Beyond the Matrix |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2012/09/10/beyond-the-matrix |access-date=12 June 2022 |magazine=The New Yorker |date=September 3, 2012 |archive-date=8 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141008042209/https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2012/09/10/beyond-the-matrix |url-status=live }}</ref> and the 2011 video game ''[[Deus Ex: Human Revolution]]'' was influenced by ''Johnny Mnemonic''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/square-enix-talk-deus-ex-human-revolution|title=Square Enix Talk ''Deus Ex: Human Revolution''|last=Walker|first=John|work=[[Rock Paper Shotgun]]|date=June 14, 2011|accessdate=April 15, 2023|archive-date=May 31, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230531015453/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/square-enix-talk-deus-ex-human-revolution|url-status=live}}</ref> The props from the film were transformed into sculptures by artist [[Dora Budor]] for her 2015 solo exhibition, ''Spring''.<ref>{{cite magazine |magazine=Mousse Magazine |date=July 8, 2015 |title=Dora Budor "Spring" at Swiss Institute, New York |url=https://www.swissinstitute.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Dora-Budor-Mousse-July-2015.pdf |accessdate=August 13, 2021 |archive-date=June 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220628094935/https://www.swissinstitute.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Dora-Budor-Mousse-July-2015.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
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