Swordfish (DVD)

Swordfish is the high-tech computer hacking crime thriller from director Dominic Sena. An all star cast heads it up in this fast-paced thriller from 2001. The Plot Stanley Jobson is one of the world's most accomplished hackers. Following a prison sentence, he is living a life of relative seclusion and is forbidden to touch a computer whilst on parole. The mysterious Ginger approaches him on behalf of her employer, Gabriel Shear, with the offer of $10 million to do the ultimate hacking job. With FBI agent J T Roberts hot on their heels, it is a game of cat and mouse for all involved, and Jobson must run the risk, as his terms are clear: use a ...  Read the complete review

Swordfish is a fast paced thriller with an impressive cast and some really impressive special effects, it is also one of my boyfriends favourite films as he gets to see Halle Berry jublies which made him very happy even if I do think mine are better. The film stars Hugh Jackman as a down and out former criminal computer hacker living in a trailer, doing a dead end job and trying to get access to his daughter whose mother is shacked up with a porn director in Los Angeles. He is approached by Berry to do a job for her boss played by John Travolta and gradually he finds the money and the implied threats to his daughters safety too much to turn ...  Read the complete review

The cast in this high octane action thriller is really strong as are the special effects that are used throughout the film but in particular the opening scene which has an excellent slow motion explosion which is very powerful. Hugh Jackman stars as a retired computer hacker who is coerced into helping the super smooth John Travolta break into the security system of a bank in order to steal money held in a specific account. Halle Berry provides the eye candy and the lure to get Jackman involved in the heist. However this film is all about mis-direction and none of the characters are wo they appear to be. Also the action starts mid way through the story line so ...  Read the complete review

Released in 2001, Swordfish is an action-packed movie that has all the elements of what would make up an explosive big screen hit. Ironically, despite the A-list casting, big action sequences and Halle's knockers making a cameo, it failed miserably at the US box office. The movie opens with Gabriel Shear's (John Travolta) diatribe about the lack of realism in Hollywood movies and not pushing the envelope far enough. It kind of cleverly cues the audience as to what they are about to see in the next 99 minutes. After the monologue he stands up to reveal a pack of hostages wired with explosives. To test if this ferocious character can actually deliver on his ...  Read the complete review

Stanley Jobson is a former world-class computer hacker. Following a prison sentence, Jobson is on parole, and lives a paltry existence, sleeping and eating in a rusty old trailer van, forbidden to access any computer system. One evening, Stanley is visited at home by a beautiful young woman, Ginger, who advises that her employer is interested in securing Stanley’s services – and is willing to pay large amounts of cash for the privilege. Stanley is at first reluctant, but is eventually persuaded to go and see the prospective employer on the basis that the money he will be paid will be enough for him to get custody of his estranged daughter. Stanley flies out to ...  Read the complete review