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~Alan Benedict~
Still workin on this one, more will be added once I watch the movie w/ the directory commentary>
The opening scene is awesome, I was hoping for a really great film. But then...
John Travolta gets his busty secretary to hire your typical, attractive, tanned, glasses-free, hacker nerd to "create a worm that will pop the firewall and syphon out the 9 1/2 billion dollars in some hidden government account." .... Right.
 : John Travolta looks like such a goon with his shoulder length fairy cut. And he's not very believable as this supposably charasmatic "mastermind". You never really identify with Stanley Jobson's quest to regain custody of his daughter. And who cares if Travolta gets his 9 1/2 billion dollars. There's not really a point to this "hi-tech thriller." The scenes that show Stanley "hacking" are just ridiculous. He mashes a bunch of keys to connect some boxes, thereby completing his "worm." The police really don't do anything, so there's no reason for them to be included in the film.
 : ...Halle Berry. And that it only takes an hour and 40 minutes to get through. Oh yea, the bus flying through the air is a pretty creative idea as well. Other than that, there isn't much to get excited about.
People tell me that the only reason I hate this movie is because I don't understand it. Whatever, if there's one thing I think I'm decent at, it's understanding movies. I understood Fight Club on the first run. Also Memento. So I don't think the problem is me, I think the problem is this waste of a movie. 1 1/2 stars for being such a huge waste of time.
 Nice hair ya tard
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