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February 15, 2015

BLACKHAT

(2015) 133 Minutes, Rated R

A.C.’s Review:  This latest offering from director Michael Mann (MIAMI VICE) dives into the world of cyber terrorism…not for political reasons but as a grandiose scheme by bad guys to make a ton of money by using their hacking skills to…well…it’s all very convoluted so you’d have to see it rather than me trying to explain.



Chris Hemsworth-THOR himself plays a hacker recruited out of prison by the FBI but mostly by a Chinese military officer who handles cybercrimes and just happens to be an old college chum of Hemsworth when the man was studying in the US. Hemsworth is the only one with the skills enough to try and locate the cyberterrorists. If he succeeds he will have his sentence commuted.



His team consists of the military officer, the FBI contact (Viola Davis), his US Marshall watchdog and of course his love interest…the sister of his Chinese pal.



Twists and turns prevail and not everyone lives until the final reel. The movie got some bad reviews but I didn’t think it was all that bad. Not memorable really but there are worse ways to spend your money (THE GAMBLER).



Best Scene: Several pivotal characters bite the dust in a surprise attack by the bad guys with their rocket launcher and machine guns.



A.C.’s Rating: DVD


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