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Overview
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Skip Woods (written by)
Release Date:
8 June 2001 (USA) more
Tagline:
Log on. Hack in. Go anywhere. Steal everything. more
Plot:
A secretive renegade counter-terrorist co-opts the world's greatest hacker (who is trying to stay clean) to steal billions in US Government dirty money. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
3 wins & 5 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(114 articles)
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A good time with this film. more (514 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | John Travolta | ... | Gabriel Shear |
 | Hugh Jackman | ... | Stanley Jobson |
 | Halle Berry | ... | Ginger Knowles |
 | Don Cheadle | ... | Agent J.T. Roberts |
 | Sam Shepard | ... | Senator James Reisman |
 | Vinnie Jones | ... | Marco |
 | Drea de Matteo | ... | Melissa |
 | Rudolf Martin | ... | Axl Torvalds |
 | Zach Grenier | ... | Assistant Director Bill Joy |
 | Camryn Grimes | ... | Holly Jobson |
 | Angelo Pagan | ... | Torres (as Angelo Pagán) |
 | Chic Daniel | ... | SWAT Leader |
 | Kirk B.R. Woller | ... | Axel's Lawyer |
 | Carmen Argenziano | ... | Agent |
 | Tim DeKay | ... | Agent |
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MPAA:
Rated R for violence, language and some sexuality/nudity.
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Runtime:
99 min
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
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DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
Certification:
USA:R (certificate #38324) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:14A (Manitoba) | Denmark:15 | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Philippines:R-18 | Netherlands:12 | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA | Brazil:14 | Finland:K-15 | France:-12 | Germany:16 (w) | Hong Kong:IIB | Hungary:14 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:M18 (re-rating) | Singapore:NC-16 (original rating) | South Korea:15 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | Canada:13+ (Quebec)
Filming Locations:
Belasco Theatre - 1060 S. Hill Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA more
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Drea de Matteo filmed all her scenes in one day. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: Stanley Jobson (Hugh Jackman's) hands can be seen typing in many closeups. His fingers constantly hit two keys at once or miss the keys entirely. Hardly the second best hacker on the planet would make this mistake. more
Quotes:
Stanley:
It's not gonna end like this.
Gabriel:
Oh, come on, Stan. Not everything ends the way you think it should. Besides, audiences love happy endings.
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Soundtrack:
Lapdance (Paul Oakenfold Swordfish Mix) more
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SWORDFISH (2001) Rating: 7/10
Hell, I liked this movie. It's been a while since I've seen an enjoyable, mature action movie. With the slew of PG-13 action movies of recent years, it's refreshing to see one that at least acknowledges that many intense situations do involve language, sex, and mixed character reactions -- it wasn't just another black and white, good and bad movie where the good guy does only good things and the bad guy has only evil intentions. The good guy didn't always do the right thing, and the bad guy could hardly be accused of sinister motives.
I loved the three leads in this film. Hugh Jackman is officially a star with this movie. Hugh has proven himself once before in X-Men as a worthy actor, and he does it again in this film. He's the one that basically pulls you into this movie from the get-go and you actually feel for the poor guy. John Travolta, obviously, has a blast with yet another solid "bad guy" showing, redeeming himself after the lacklustre results of Battlefield Earth and Halle Berry must have enjoyed making this one, since it is a departure from her standard movie roles. Not to mention, she's sexier than ever.
There actually isn't as much action as you would expect in this film, but the opening and closing scenes in the film are some of the best action scenes I have ever seen and really hooks you into the film in the beginning and leaves you thoroughly entertained at the end. It's one of the first uses of "matrix-style camerawork" that I've seen that really adds to the film and isn't just something that "looks cool."
Overall, if you're looking for an "action popcorn" flick with lots of bad guys, gunplay, quick camera movements, fun action sequences and a surprisingly decent storyline that moves along at a quick pace, I'd recommend you rent this film.