“Just think about it. Our whole world is sitting there on a computer. It’s in the computer, everything: your, your DMV records, your, your social security, your credit cards, your medical records. It’s all right there. Everyone is stored in there. It’s like this little electronic shadow on each and everyone of us, just, just begging for someone to screw with, and you know what? They’ve done it to me, and you know what? They’re gonna do it to you.” – Angela
Number of Times Seen – 2 (Theater in 1995, and 28 Aug 2013)
Brief Synopsis – A computer hacker has her identity erased when she accidentally stumbles on classified information
My Take on it – When this movie came out, home computer use was in its infancy and the dangerousness of the internet was just becoming clear.
This movie along with Sneakers (1993), Enemy of the State (1997) and numerous others in the 90’s showed the many new dangers of the information age.
It was scary then and even scarier now that we know more about the capabilities of computers and information especially the fact that many of us “normal” computer users now understand the idea of this movie on a more personal level than we did 20 years ago.
The problem I have with this movie is that it seems so dated watching it now and that it just doesn’t transfer well enough to a world where most of us know a lot more about computers.
A pseudo-sequel to this movie came out in 2006, but since I haven’t seen it yet, I can’t comment on how that movie translates to the present day.
Bottom Line – Great concept that has been somewhat overused in the last 20 years, but done well. Unfortunately the plot is very very weak.
Rating – BAFTA Worthy
I love this movie, I watch it probably every two or three years and enjoy it each time. The fact that I adore Sandra Bullock is probably one of the reasons why I like it so much. But even though is it outdated from a technical point of view I would say it is a very well executed thriller.
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It was IMHO just an ok thriller, I’ve seen much better. SB was ok in this movie. She was much better in Speed (1993) and in While You Were Sleeping (1996)
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While You were sleeping is one of my favorites of her! It was not her best I agree, but still watchable. Like I said, I strongly support her work, well, besides Fire on the Amazon (1993) So which one would you say was better with her – The Net (1995) or Murder by Numbers (2002)?
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never saw Murder by Numbers (2002) it’s now on my list and then I’ll give you an answer.
Thanks for commenting
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Cant say whether I like MBN or TN better since I found both somewhat mediocre. Sorry that I cant be more definitive, but thanks for the recommendation anyway
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No worries.
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