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Firewall (2006, HD DVD)

Movie Description
IN THEATERS FEBRUARY 10, 2006


A reptilian Paul Bettany plays a hacker and identity thief who terrorizes the head of security at a large bank (Harrison Ford), forcing him to embezzle funds, and putting his career and family in grave danger. Virginia Madsen plays Ford's wife.

Jack Stanfield (Harrison Ford) is an average family man in Seattle who heads up the hi-tech security team at his local bank. But following a seemingly trivial case of identity theft, Jack's life is turned upside-down when he discovers that his wife (Virginia Madsen) and two kids have been kidnapped. The ransom? A mere $100 million, which the kidnappers, led by Bill Cox (Paul Bettany), want Jack to obtain for them via his expert computer skills. Initially compliant, Jack is soon irked by Cox and his cronies to the point where he decides to get his family back and bring the bad guys to justice.


British Director Richard Loncraine (WIMBLEDON) uses this basic premise to orchestrate a number of frantic set-pieces, while Ford concocts a character similar to his take on Dr. Richard Kimble in THE FUGITIVE. With a mouthful of computer jargon and nimble fingers that tumble frantically over a keyboard whenever he's in front of a computer, Ford's character is an unlikely action hero. Meanwhile, Bettany's bad guy gives subtly sinister instructions in his clipped British accent, Robert Forster (JACKIE BROWN) provides a likeable if underused ally for Ford, and Madsen slots neatly into her wife-in-peril role. As the film builds to an explosive climax Loncraine dumps the gadgets and carves out a delirious romp through action-movie conventions, ultimately infusing an old-fashioned story with a twist of 21st-century techno-fear.

Credits
Producer:Armyan Bernstein, Graham Burke, Jeffrey Clifford, Jon Shestack
Cast:Alan Arkin, Beverley Breuer, Harrison Ford, Joe Forte, Ken Tremblett, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Paul Bettany, Robert Forster, Robert Patrick, Virginia Madsen

Details
Edition:HD-DVD/DVD Combo

Editorial Reviews
3 stars out of 5 -- "Intelligently put together by screenwriter Joe Forte and director Richard Loncraine, it's functional, enjoyable and user-friendly..."
Ultimate DVD - Anwar Brett (08/01/2006)

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    i love it!i have seen it at cinema and it was very good fun!i bought it for regular dvd as well,but i'd like to watch by digh definitions 1080p.so,i decided to buy it for HD DVD.thanks!


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    I was expecting a slick, high-tech thriller with this movie but I was very disappointed. Most of my disappointment comes from Harrison Ford's performance - which was very surprising since he's been so good in other movies. If this movie had taken more of a high tech angle with the plot rather than resorting to yet another throw-someone-through-a-breakaway-movie-window fight scene, then I would have given it higher marks. Let's face it: Ford is just too old to be in an action movie like this. I found some scenes laughable as his character huffed and puffed across a rooftop or down a hallway in a half-limp, half-run that had me wanting to help him rest for a minute.... Not exactly edge-of-your-seat material. And to expect that a computer geek business man could be the victor in a fist fight against a professional master criminal half his age..... that was a little too much for me to believe, even if you allow room for some suspension of disbelief to accept hollywood's review of reality. If you want to see this movie, just rent it - don't buy it like I did.


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