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Swordfish
Rogue agent Gabriel Shear is determined to get his mitts on $9 billion stashed in a secret Drug Enforcement Administration account. He wants the cash to fight terrorism, but lacks the computer skills necessary to hack into the government mainframe. Enter Stanley Jobson, a n'er-do-well encryption expert who can log into anything.
Release : | 2001 |
Rating : | 6.5 |
Studio : | Village Roadshow Pictures, NPV Entertainment, Warner Bros. Pictures, |
Crew : | Art Direction, Art Direction, |
Cast : | John Travolta Hugh Jackman Don Cheadle Halle Berry Sam Shepard |
Genre : | Action Thriller Crime |
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(Hugh Jackman)Stanley Jobson is living on the fringes of a happy life. He's working a job he hates in order to win back a daughter he loves, from an ex-wife who hates him. (Halle Berry)Ginger is the unexpected visitor who offers Stanley a chance to get his daughter back ... but it may mean losing everything. (John Travolta)Gabriel is the leader of a group that has a job requiring Stanley's specific skill set. (Don Cheadle)Agent J.T. Roberts wants to stop Stanley from exercising his skill. This is an under-appreciated heist film. Gabriel Shear's knowing nods to previous movies may be a bit meta for some tastes, but there is a method to Gabriel's banter. He is knowingly leading Stanley where he wants him to go. In fact, everyone wants something from Stanley. Jackman delivers an energetic and honest portrayal as the father desperate to rebuild his life and win back his daughter. Berry is edgy and sexy. Cheadle delivers another strong performance, but as his character ties Stanley's past and present together it would be better to have him around more often. His few scenes add texture and energy. Travolta as Gabriel is almost the victim of his own talent. Gabriel straddles a fine line between laconic and smarmy. His dialogue is delivered so effortlessly you might imagine his winking at the camera. He isn't. It's a subtle and nuanced performance that probably needed more edge. Travolta's low-key delivery make his explosive moments seem forced, instead of building organically. The movie is suspenseful at times, and fast-paced when it needs to be. There are a few shocks and a lot of sex-appeal. For those who are looking for self-improvement tips with your entertainment, there's even a demonstration of innovative methods of recruiting and data-entry. This is a solid and intelligent adventure. The characters are interesting, complex and painted in shades of good, bad and conflicted.
Swordfish is a brutal film with a poorly developed plot and a cast who seemed in it for the paycheck. The film opens up with an intriguing monologue from John Travolta about how movies are too typical, which led me to expect that this movie was really going for something different. Sadly, it ended up being very much like what Travolta was talking about, predictable. The cast is terrific, but there heart was not in the right place. There is a sense from the four main cast members that they were merely offered a nice contract to do this film, their is no feeling of them being inspired to take these roles whatsoever. It did not take any risks in plot development, every beat is expected, there is no moments that will its audience, there are very few surprises. A film can try to do something different with its direction and pacing, but that is not enough if the story is dull. Predictable and tedious, Swordfish is better off to be missed. The leader of a counter-terrorist organisation hires a convicted hacker to help him crack a code. Best Performance: Hugh Jackman / Worst Performance: Halle Berry
Travolta loves playing bad guys, doesn't he! But it works out well. Really good film in general, in fact its more when good, its excellent. Great supporting cast. Very interesting story and definitely keeps you guessing all the way through. In addition some really good action sequences. Critics can go to hell, they opinion doesn't really matter this days, as they do get paid to rate a specific movie. But anyways try this movie out you will not be disappointed. Travolta is amazing, Hugh Jackman is great and Haleberry is good.Some don't listen to pointless negative critics, as they are to picky and they have no life. Overall amazing film 10/10.
This is the second dreadful film I have seen today, the first being The Other Woman. The script is virtually non-existent, the plot line makes no real sense, and the ending is absolutely terrible yet this drivel was given the green light! WHY?!?! The only way it could have been improved would have been to have lots more gratuitous shots of Halle Berry in lots of different underwear and lots of gratuitous shots of Halley Berry topless as seeing her breasts for the first time on film/in a film and in underwear (even though she was unfortunately wearing a thong) were easily the two best parts of this rubbish! Now for me to type the previous sentence just proves how bad this film is! Don't get me wrong here as lots of gratuitous shots of the delectable Halle Berry in any film she is in would always be lovely but in this film they really were the two best parts of the film! That has to tell you just how bad this film is as there are absolutely no other good parts! The ending leaves unanswered questions in your head that should not be there making a dreadful film even worse! AVOID AT ALL COSTS!