There are great movies, that make you think about them long after having seen them; there are crap movies, which make you regret every cent that you paid. And then, there is the vast majority of them: Movies that help you spend two hours of your life, without leaving the slightest impact inside you after you have left the theater.
"Firewall" is a typical representative of the last type of films. It involves a common storyline: Criminals led by Cox (Bettany) capture and hold hostage the family of Jack Stanfield (Ford), who is VP Security in a bank; Cox blackmails Stanfield to assist him in robbing the bank by using his family's safety as leverage.
If all this sounds boringly familiar, there is worse to come: Everything (including the ending) is predictable, while the director somehow fails to inject much suspense throughout the movie.
As far as performances are concerned, do not expect anything spectacular on this count, either: Everybody does an average job, including, surprisingly, Ford, an actor who should deliver much better than that.
All in all, "Firewall" struggles and barely manages to get a pass, 5/10 grade.
"Firewall" is a typical representative of the last type of films. It involves a common storyline: Criminals led by Cox (Bettany) capture and hold hostage the family of Jack Stanfield (Ford), who is VP Security in a bank; Cox blackmails Stanfield to assist him in robbing the bank by using his family's safety as leverage.
If all this sounds boringly familiar, there is worse to come: Everything (including the ending) is predictable, while the director somehow fails to inject much suspense throughout the movie.
As far as performances are concerned, do not expect anything spectacular on this count, either: Everybody does an average job, including, surprisingly, Ford, an actor who should deliver much better than that.
All in all, "Firewall" struggles and barely manages to get a pass, 5/10 grade.