The Net 2.0 (2006) (V)

User Rating:

4.8/10   

Director:

Charles Winkler

Writers (WGA):

Rob Cowan (written by)
John D. Brancato (characters) ...

Release Date:

15 February 2006 (Spain)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

No. Money. No. Identity. No. Way Out.

Plot:

The life of a young computer systems analyst is thrown into turmoil when, after arriving in Istanbul to start a new job, she finds her credit cards useless, her bank account empty, and her identity stolen. |

Plot Keywords:

Istanbul | Impersonation | US Embassy | Impostor | Passport

Cast

Nikki Deloach	...	Hope Cassidy
Cengiz Bozkurt	...	Police Officer
Sebnem Dönmez	...	Roxelana
Demet Akbag	...	Dr. Kavak
Neil Hopkins	...	James Haven
Courtney Vye	...	Waitress
Ertan Saban	...	Customs Official
Güven Kiraç	...	Osman
Charles Winkler	...	Embassy Clerk
Selma Ergeç	...	Hotel Receptionist
Keegan Connor Tracy	...	Z.Z.
Ezel Akay	...	Street Vendor
Michael Halphie	...	Ali
Veysel Diker	...	Galata Guard #1
Mehmet Ergen	...	Ibrahim Zoralan

MPAA:

Rated R for some violence.

Runtime:

Argentina:95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:R | UK:15 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Manitoba/Ontario) | Canada:PG (Nova Scotia) | Singapore:PG | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Iceland:16 | Brazil:16 | Norway:15 | Germany:12

Filming Locations:

Istanbul, Turkey

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

Irwin Winkler the director of The Net (1995) is the father of Charles Winkler, the director of this sequel.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: After Hope's boyfriend leaves the apartment after he has identified her, the guard comes into her apartment. As he goes out to the railing, the cameraman is visible in the mirror.

Movie Connections:

Follows The Net (1995)

Awful, awful movie.

Seemingly inspired by Paul Greengrass' schizophrenic cinematography in The Bourne Supremacy, this movie tries, and fails, to make a mountain out of a molehill. Shaking a camera, indiscriminately stopping for a few frames, then speeding up or slowing down doth not an exciting film make. Worse still, Nikki Deloach shouldn't be trusted to carry a bag of groceries, let alone an entire movie. Istanbul is a beautiful location but it seemed grossly underutilized in this movie. And the music director needs to get back on his medication.

I fail to see why this even carries the name of it's predecessor. It has no correlation to Angela Bennett. Nor to the Pretorians. Nor to any element in the first film whatsoever. Avoid this movie at all costs.