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Entirely predictable. Full of clichés. Not even one clever line to alleviate the monotony. Harrison makes another few mill. (yawn) Don't bother. Shameless product endorsements galore.... "Buy a Dell with Windows XP, they were featured in Harrison's last crap film!!" It's a shame to see such obvious pandering to a mass audience. The title should have given it away. Firewall? What did this movie have to do with technology? The movie was clichéd, shallow and lacking in creativity, humor or cleverness. Characters are all one dimensional. It tries, lamely, to suck you in with slick visuals like the nice house, office, cars, etc... then delivers nothing by way of plot that you haven't seen 10,000 times before. It's a real shame Hollywood makes crap like this so often. I know that sounds elitist, but I'm not. Hollywood keeps going for the sure bet, easy money stuff like this. No creativity whatsoever...Read full review
Jack Stanfield (Harrison Ford)is a bank's security chief who has created a computer system & firewall to protect the bank. Bill Cox (Paul Bettany)pretends to be interested in working with Jack on a security project as a ruse to meet with Jack. Cox then ambushes him with a gun; when Jack arrives home, he realizes Cox & his gang of violent psychopaths are holding his family hostage. They want Jack to hack through his employer's computer security & transfer $100 million to Cox's bank accounts in the Caymans. Failure to cooperate means the murder of Jack's family. Stanfield realizes this will implicate him as an embezzler but he complies; unfortunately, even after Cox has the money, it is obvious to Jack that no one will be allowed to live! Loaded with action and suspense, this film was off to a slow start, but the pace quickly increased! This role is perfect for Ford, whose acting skills are like fine wine, which improve with age! Bettany does a good job playing the villian.Read full review
I bought this on dvd and was a little disappointed. It was a good story about (basically) a bank robbery for $100,000,000. But, instead of an actual heist, it's done by electronic transfer and the internet. Harrison Ford plays Jack, the guy in charge of the computer/account security for a bunch of banks. His family gets kidnapped and he is forced to help the robbers. The movie is OK but nothing special. If you like Harrison Ford, you will probably like this film. But, don't expect the quality or entertainment value you get when Ford played The Fugitive, Indiana Jones, or Han Solo. This movie could of been better. Ocean's Eleven was a better heist movie.
Firewall turned out to be one of the best action movies I have seen in years. The plot is outstanding, and the acting is really great. Special effect were way above average. It is a movie I can watch once a year with no problem. I would recommend it to anybody.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
It could happen so it was good to watch.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
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