At some point, you have to ask yourself: "This is the guy who played Indiana Jones? That's Han Solo up there on screen?" Harrison Ford's slide into humorlessness is nothing new, and has had its high points (such as "The Fugitive," where the charisma burden was carried by Tommy Lee Jones). But for anyone who knows the actor only from his work since 1990, the idea that he was once a witty screen presence must be unthinkable — like hearing that Dick Cheney, in his youth, cut records at Sun Studios with Elvis and Johnny Cash. How does one remain a star for so long after losing the qualities that got him there? Read the full review
Jack Stanfield is a bank security expert whose specialty is designing infallible theft-proof financial computer systems. But there's a hidden vulnerability in the system he didn't account for: himself. When a ruthless criminal mastermind kidnaps his family, Jack is forced to find a flaw in his system and steal $100 million, with the lives of his wife and children at stake.
Director: Richard Loncraine
Starring: Harrison Ford, Paul Bettany, Jimmy Bennett, Virginia Madsen, Robert Patrick
Run time: 105 minutes
Release date: Feb. 10, 2006
Rating: PG-13 for some intense sequences of violence.
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Meet the hero
Austin American-Statesman film writer Chris Garcia interviews Harrison Ford about his roles as an
action hero.
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: C+
"The film's slick cinematography that gives a decidedly C-grade script the look and feel of one of Hollywood's A games."
Austin American-Statesman: 2 of 5 stars
"The low-expectations crowd — folks who know Ford's recent work and still want to watch him wrestle guys half his age — might walk out satisfied."
Cox News Service: D+
"Usually it's hackers who want to get inside the firewall. In this case, the hacking you hear is theater patrons trying to get out of Firewall."
The Palm Beach Post: B-
"Is it in Ford's contract that he will resolve all crises with a burst of macho bravado and not get a single rip in his suit?"
