Monday, June 22, 2015

Movie Reviews #27 - The Net (1995)

Plot: (from imdb.com) A computer programmer stumbles upon a conspiracy, putting her life and the lives of those around her in great danger.

Review: I have to say, there’s something I love about watching 90’s hacker/Internet movies. The Internet was new at the time and filmmaker’s ideas of what it could do was… interesting. It’s endearing that they thought typing really fast on a keyboard meant you can hack into anything and change what you wanted thanks to the terrifying Internet.

            On to the movie, it’s a typical thriller for the time period. It throws in some conspiracy elements, again typical for that time period. Sandra Bullock does her role well. She’s not overly amazing but she does convey the sense of hopelessness for her situation. 

            Unfortunately I just don’t have much to say about the movie. It’s ok but not great. It goes through its beats and feels very much a film of its time period. If anything it’s worth a look for its Internet hilarity.

Score: 6/10

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