Firewall (2006)

Regista:

Richard Loncraine

Sceneggiatore (WGA):

Joe Forte (written by)

Data di uscita:

10 febbraio 2006 (USA)

Genere:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Slogan:

They will make him steal, but he will make them pay

Plot:

A security specialist is forced into robbing the bank that he's protecting, as a bid to pay off his family's ransom.

Plot Keywords:

Phone | Hacking | Banker | Kidnapping | Architect

Premi:

2 nominations

Recensioni degli utenti:

At least it was better than Air Force One

Cast

Harrison Ford	...	Jack Stanfield
Paul Bettany	...	Bill Cox
Virginia Madsen	...	Beth Stanfield
Carly Schroeder	...	Sarah Stanfield
Jimmy Bennett	...	Andy Stanfield
Mary Lynn Rajskub	...	Janet Stone
Gail Ann Lewis	...	Bank Employee #1
Robert Patrick	...	Gary Mitchell
Robert Forster	...	Harry
Alan Arkin	...	Arlin Forester
Matthew Currie Holmes	...	Bobby
Candus Churchill	...	Betty
David Lewis	...	Rich
Zahf Paroo	...	Ravi
Pat Jenkinson	...	Laurie

Alias:

The Wrong Element (USA) (working title)
Firewall - Accesso negato (Italy) [it]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some intense sequences of violence, and for some language.

Durata:

105 min

Nazionalità:

USA | Australia

Lingua:

Inglese

Colore:

Colore

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sonoro:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Divieti:

Hungary:16 | India:UA | Netherlands:12 | Sweden:15 | Singapore:PG | Ireland:15A | Philippines:PG-13 | Canada:PG (British Columbia/Ontario) | France:U | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Argentina:13 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Finland:K-15 | Australia:M | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Denmark:15 | UK:12A | Iceland:12 | Germany:16 | Portugal:M/12 | Canada:14A (Alberta/Manitoba) | Brazil:16 | Hong Kong:IIA | South Korea:12 | Malaysia:U | USA:PG-13 (certificate #42379)

Luoghi delle riprese:

Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Village Roadshow Pictures

Curiosità:

The film was originally set to be directed by Mark Pellington. He quit before shooting began, following the sudden death of his wife Jennifer Barrett Pellington.

Errori:

Continuity: When Jack and his secretary are driving to the cabin, Jack is driving with the secretary in the passenger seat, it then shows from a wide shot them crossing railroad tracks, the wide shot shows the girl is driving

Citazioni:

[first lines]
Bill Cox: [off-screen] Hello Jack.

Movie Connections:

Features Forbidden Planet (1956)

Colonna sonora:

Angel

At least it was better than Air Force One

which ain't saying much. In fact, I think Harrison Ford throws a fire extinguisher at a bad guy in that film, too.

Harrison Ford reprises his role as frantic husband trying to save his family. In this case, he's an IT security manager at a major bank, and some guys kidnap his wife and kids until he can help them rob the place...electronically.

Decent premise. However, instead of doing what any normal IT manager would do: "cooperate", he senses that this won't be good enough, because his family has "already seen their faces". So on this risky hunch alone, the responsible father decides to try and thwart the robbers' plans, leading to several missed chances for the robbers to simply kill his family in retaliation.

This film will appeal to families, and hardcore Harrison Ford fans. But it will be too predictable and unbelievable for most adult suspense-lovers. Paul Bettany is an excellent villain, but because of the bad plot of this movie, he actually loses stature because in order for the film to continue, he cannot instantly retaliate to Ford's foolish actions.

It would have actually been a more intelligent film had Ford's character tried to cooperate with the robbers, but ran into dicey technical problems at the bank with his cohorts (nicely played by Alan Arkin and Robert Patrick). Then, the audience would be given a dose of some tense reality-at-work suspense, instead of the usual family-loves-a hero stuff we get here.