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Swordfish (2001)
Swordfish
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Sound:
English (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
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Starring:   John Travolta, Hugh Jackman, More
Director: Dominic Sena
Length: 99 minutes
MPAA: R
Genre: Action & Adventure
Screen Formats: Widescreen Anamorphic
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish

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All Members' Rating:3.5 (65,350 ratings)
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Color; interactive menus; scene access; trailer; deleted scenes; audio commentary; making-of featurettes; cast and crew information; cast and crew interview; alternate ending; restricted files: hidden features

 
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Synopsis

Once you know the password you can go anywhere.

There exists a world within our world. A world beneath what we call cyberspace. A world protected by firewalls, passwords and the most advanced security systems. In this world we hide our deepest secrets, our most incriminating information, and of course, a whole lot of money. This is the world of Swordfish.

Gabriel Shear (John Travolta), a charismatic and dangerous spy wanting to finance his own brand of patriotism, needs to get inside this world. If he can get in, billions in illegal government funds wait for the taking. To actually steal the money, however, he'll need a superhacker, someone whose talents make even the most airtight security systems of the world look like child's play.

That's where Stanley Jobson (Hugh Jackman) enters the picture. One of the two best hackers on the planet, Stanley has been forbidden to get within 50 yards of the nearest electronics store after doing time for wreaking havoc on the FBI's controversial high-tech cyber surveillance operations. Now Stanley is living out his life in a broken-down trailer, penniless, alone and without the one thing that gives his life meaning — his daughter Holly, whom he lost in a divorce.

Gabriel and his beautiful partner Ginger (Halle Berry) lure Stanley into their clandestine world, baiting him with the one thing he can't have — a chance to reunite with Holly and start a new life. But once Stanley enters their world, he realizes that nothing in this operation is what it seems and he has become a pawn in a plot that's a lot more sinister than a high-tech bank heist.

Log on. Hack in. Go anywhere. Steal everything.

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Cast: John Travolta, Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Don Cheadle, Vinnie Jones, Sam Shepard, Zach Grenier, George Marshall Ruge


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Swordfish, the latest slicker-than-crude-oil thriller, starts off with a rhetorical question: "You know what the problem with Hollywood is? They don't know how to handle realism." True, but Tinseltown does know how to pump out loud, brash, over-the-top eye candy that draws many people to the movie ...
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If you liked Face Off and The Rock, you are going to like this. I won't spoil the plot for you, but its about terrorism and hacking. The special effects are good. Travolta is the man in this movie, kind of reminded me of his performance in Pulp Fiction. There is no deep plot to this movie, ... Complete Review
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Eddie & Stephanie  86 out of 120 people found this review helpful.
The “Password: Swordfish” is an excellent crime/action hit. The movie is loosely and conceptually inspired by a big “what if” of a 1975 Al Pacino movie “Dog Day Afternoon.” But you don’t have to see it to understand “Swordfish”. This is a ... Complete Review
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MARVIN SLACK  66 out of 96 people found this review helpful.
From the opening credits of Swordfish the audience is made well aware of what type of a film experience there in for the opening sequence featuring a explosion spanning a city block is done in a 360 degree rotating view while the on going action is slowed to a crawl. The rest of the film reaches ... Complete Review
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Phillip Zoeller
Actor performances left a lot to be desired. Many scenes seemed diconnected and lost continuity. I consider this film to be mediocre at best.
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My husband and I were thoroughly disappointed by this movie. It's not that we don't enjoy a good action movie -- it's just that this was NOT a GOOD action movie. Plot full of holes, flat characters, unnecessary car chases and explosions. Sadly enough, we could tell in TEN MINUTES that it was going ... Complete Review
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AMK
This movie was entertaining but somewhat predictable. The special effects and acting were good too. I recommend it for its action and fast pace.
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