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'Firewall' is trivial, big-studio gunk

"Firewall" is one of those mildly entertaining family hostage movies with Harrison Ford as, of course, the good guy. You just know at some point he's going to growl at the bad people and snarl through his teeth, "Leave my family alone!" Then, like Indy Jones, Ford'll fly into the fray and start taking names. That's the film in a nutshell. Read the full review

TO SUM UP
Jack Stanfield is a bank security expert whose specialty is designing infallible theft-proof financial computer systems. But there's a hidden vulnerability in the system he didn't account for: himself. When a ruthless criminal mastermind kidnaps his family, Jack is forced to find a flaw in his system and steal $100 million, with the lives of his wife and children at stake.

FILM FACTS ...
Warner Brothers Pictures
'Firewall'

Director: Richard Loncraine
Starring: Harrison Ford, Paul Bettany, Jimmy Bennett, Virginia Madsen, Robert Patrick
Run time: 105 minutes
Release date: Feb. 10, 2006
Rating: PG-13 for some intense sequences of violence.
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Meet the hero
Austin American-Statesman film writer Chris Garcia interviews Harrison Ford about his roles as an action hero.

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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: C+
"The film's slick cinematography that gives a decidedly C-grade script the look and feel of one of Hollywood's A games."

Austin American-Statesman: 2 of 5 stars
"The low-expectations crowd — folks who know Ford's recent work and still want to watch him wrestle guys half his age — might walk out satisfied."

Cox News Service: D+
"Usually it's hackers who want to get inside the firewall. In this case, the hacking you hear is theater patrons trying to get out of Firewall."

The Palm Beach Post: B-
"Is it in Ford's contract that he will resolve all crises with a burst of macho bravado and not get a single rip in his suit?"


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