Swordfish
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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.
What critics thought
Critics largely dismissed Swordfish as a loud, hollow action film that mistakes spectacle for storytelling — the consensus being that it sacrifices plot coherence in favor of set pieces that impress for a moment and evaporate just as quickly. Audiences were more forgiving than critics, and the film turned a profit, but its hacking sequences have since become a running joke in retrospectives for their absurdly unrealistic 3D interfaces.
“an action opera designed to elicit Beavis and Butt-head-level appreciation, rather than effete applause from the critics”
Desson Howe·The Washington Post
“a meticulously choreographed bang-by-the-numbers action fantasy that I would accuse of peddling evil if the film weren't so dumb and incoherent”
Stephen Holden·The New York Times
Genres
Action, Crime, Thriller
Cast & Crew
Dominic SenaDirector
John TravoltaGabriel
Hugh JackmanStanley
Halle BerryGinger
Don CheadleRoberts
Vinnie JonesMarco
Sam ShepardSenator Reisman
Drea de MatteoMelissa
Rudolf MartinAxl Torvalds
Zach GrenierA.D. Joy
Camryn GrimesHolly
Angelo PagánTorres
Chic DanielSwat Leader
Christopher YoungComposer
Paul OakenfoldComposer
Skip WoodsWriter
Paul CameronCinematographySwordfish
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.
What critics thought
Critics largely dismissed Swordfish as a loud, hollow action film that mistakes spectacle for storytelling — the consensus being that it sacrifices plot coherence in favor of set pieces that impress for a moment and evaporate just as quickly. Audiences were more forgiving than critics, and the film turned a profit, but its hacking sequences have since become a running joke in retrospectives for their absurdly unrealistic 3D interfaces.
“an action opera designed to elicit Beavis and Butt-head-level appreciation, rather than effete applause from the critics”
Desson Howe·The Washington Post
“a meticulously choreographed bang-by-the-numbers action fantasy that I would accuse of peddling evil if the film weren't so dumb and incoherent”
Stephen Holden·The New York Times
Genres
Action, Crime, Thriller
Cast & Crew
Dominic SenaDirectorJohn TravoltaGabrielHugh JackmanStanleyHalle BerryGingerDon CheadleRobertsVinnie JonesMarcoSam ShepardSenator ReismanDrea de MatteoMelissaRudolf MartinAxl TorvaldsZach GrenierA.D. JoyCamryn GrimesHollyAngelo PagánTorresChic DanielSwat LeaderChristopher YoungComposerPaul OakenfoldComposerSkip WoodsWriterPaul CameronCinematographyStream
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