Friday, February 10, 2006
Firewall (2006)
Cast: Harrison Ford (Jack Stanfield), Paul Bettany (Bill Cox), Virginia Madsen (Beth Stanfield), Carly Schroeder (Sarah Stanfield), Jimmy Bennett (Andrew Stanfield)
For complete cast info, see IMDb's Firewall page.
Although we saw this on opening day, part of me worried that it might be another Ransom situation (where the whole movie was played out in the one short preview I watched and nothing surprising happened in the movie itself. Fortunately, Firewall is much more clever. Don't get me wrong - there are a lot of predictable moments, but it caught me off guard and made me jump a lot more than I expected.
It was a bit weird seeing Paul Bettany as a bad guy, but he definitely did a wonderful job with it. Harrison Ford, Virginia Madsen, and the rest of the cast were great, too. Firewall was very well done. The soundtrack helped create tension even in the predictable moments and the cast did a great job.
I'd definitely recommend trying to catch this in theatres for the special effects and added drama. I don't think it would be nearly as good at home unless you have a large projection screen in a well done theater room.
Grade: BLabels: 2006, crime, drama, Harrison Ford, movie, Paul Bettany, thriller