It's true: it loses my trust (DVD)
This is a failed techno-thriller because the techno part is dumb while
the thriller is better. Now that computers have become ordinary things, the simplistic "wargames" can't be repeated and the hacking has become more daunting. But the movie can't explain what it's about: what's Nurv? Why is-it so powerful? What does it achieve? At the end, I still don't know so I can't relate to the movie: I see people working, thinking but I don't understand anything. On the other hand, the thriller is well done with the character becoming more and more paranoiac. Thus, I help this movie with a little "4" vote instead of an awful "1" just because of the turn of events and the good cast (even thought a decade later, no one has made a big name!).. 
Okay but missing something *Contians Spoilers*
Okay, I recently discovered Rachael Leigh Cook in a movie and so
decided to have a look at some of her other movies, interested in what else she had done. Since I am technically a geek (I am currently finishing a degree in electronics), I was glad to see at least some sort of realistic programming and hacking type stuff (too many movie glorify hacking etc by having pretty screens when realistically it is all in DOS like command interfaces). This movie left me wanting something else, not enough depth of the characters, I was really upset by the fact Rachael Leigh Cook was not used to her full potential and her character was lacking depth. She was wasted in this movie, a huge shame. *Spoiler* As for the girlfriend (alice I think) *SHOCK* being a geek myself and watching people recoil slightly when you tell them you are doing electronics I know this is unlikely! The comments about Bill Gates Home were funny, I am not one of those "I hate windows etc" but it did raise a smile. *End Spoiler* ****OVERALL**** I felt this movie had such potential and it did make me think about my good old programming days when I was younger......it just wasn't well executed, talented actors/actresses were picked but the director (maybe) did not use them to their full potential! It is worth a look, I have literally just watched it and I am a little upset in a way, just because it started pushing the right buttons but left me feeling empty since for me it never reached a climax as all movies should. p.s. HTML code in the movie is interesting, I guess you can praise them for actually using a proper programming language! Although for the geeks out there some C/C++ or Java might have made the whole thing realistic for me! Thanks for reading, Julian. |
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