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Firewall (2006) DVD Review
Firewall (2006) DVD Credits:
Firewall (2006) Directed by:
Richard Loncraine
Firewall (2006) Written by:
Joe Forte
Firewall (2006) Cast:
Harrison Ford, Paul Bettany, Virginia Madsen, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Robert Patrick, Robert Forster Alan Arkin
Firewall (2006) Released by:
Not available at this time
Region:
1
Firewall (2006) DVD Release Date:
5th June 2006
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Firewall (2006) Synopsis:

Firewall (2006) DVD Review:

This film is so forgettable, even though I just watched it less than twelve hours ago, I have already forgotten about it. I have to try very hard to remember any of it. Firewall may very well be a decent movie, but it certainly isn’t memorable. Each actor seems to be moving at half speed, almost aware of the fact that Firewall is very similar to many other Harrison Ford films which were far more successful and a great deal more entertaining. The high tech bank robbery scheme may be relevant for our times, but that doesn’t make it interesting. Filmgoers would much rather see a real bank robbery, with real suspense.

This time around Harrison Ford plays I.T. expert Jack Stanfield, who just happens to work at Landrock Pacific Bank. Stanfield is held prisoner in his own home by a group of thieves who think that they have come up with the perfect plan to steal $100 million dollars from the bank. They hold his wife and children hostage as he goes to work and helps them to transfer the money out of the high security system that he designed. This leads to a “cyber-edged race against time”. In other words, there are many scenes in which characters sit behind a keyboard and that is supposed to suffice as suspense.

Virginia Madsen stars as Ford’s wife in the film, but her talent is truly wasted. At least Paul Bettany is given a chance with a few interesting scenes of dialogue, including a very disturbing cookie scene, but Madsen seems completely out of place. Her talent is wasted because hundreds of actresses have played the exact same role and were forgotten long before the mediocre film was forgotten. This is perhaps a good thing for Madsen. If only we could forget that the rest of the cast was involved as well.

Firewall isn’t a terrible movie, but it does seem to be a terrible waste of time because of how forgettable it is. Even the action in the film seems predictable and slow-paced. The extras aren’t much different. There are a few featurettes including “Firewall Decoded” with Ford and director Richard Loncraine talking about the film and the difficulties that they encountered right up to the beginning of the shoot. They should have taken a hint. The second featurette has writer Joe Forte talking about his cyber-script.

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Firewall (2006) DVD review written by: Ryan Izay

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