Title:
Swordfish
Rated: R
Opened: June 8, 2001
Official
Site
Trailer: See Above
Director:
Dominic Sena
Cast: John Travolta, Halle Berry, Hugh Jackman,
Vinnie Jones, Don Cheadle, Sam Shepard
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"Swordfish"
I'll
get this out of the way right now...Yes Halle Berry gets naked.
Ok, let's move on. Last year Dominic Sena kicked off the summer
with the thrill ride "Gone in 60 Seconds" which
all though it was blasted by most critics, it went on to clear
$100 Million. Expect the same out of "Swordfish".
Sena once again puts action first and story telling second,
but he does have more of a story this time. John Travolta
plays a rogue CIA agent trying to heist close to $9 Billion,
but he needs a computer hacker to do it. So he enlists Hugh
Jackman, one of the worlds top hackers, who just happens to
have just gotten out of a 18 month stay in prison for hacking
into the FBI database. Halle Berry plays Travolta's sidekick
with a body to die for.
The film starts off with a monologue from Travolta which pokes
some fun at his big bomb "Battlefield Earth", then
it kicks into high gear with a heart-stopping explosion that
by the time the scene was over had the audience applauding.
Don Cheadle, Vinnie Jones and Sam Shepard round out a fine
cast that works well with the script it was given. There are
some great twists and turns along the way.
All in all Travolta made a good choice in going back into
bad guy mode as he did in "FACE/OFF" and "Broken
Arrow". He should get a career resurgence by playing
the bad guy again.
"Swordfish" tells us to Log On, Hack In, Go Anywhere
and Steal Everything.
If
you want a great summer popcorn flick then put in your password
for "Swordfish"
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