Jack Stanfield is an upper-echelon executive at Landrock Pacific Bank, a leading financial institution based in Seattle. Stanfield oversees security for Landrock, and has seen to it that their online banking services are the best-protected in the world, and that the bank's data is safe from hackers and other intruders. However, Stanfield finds out the hard way that his system does indeed have a flaw when he's visited by Bill Cox, a cold and calculating man who has spent months learning everything there is know about Stanfield and his family. Cox's underlings have taken Stanfield's wife and their two children hostage, and they inform Jack that they will be released only when he uses his knowledge of the bank's security systems to deposit 100 million dollars in Cox's account in an offshore bank. Stanfield is deeply wary but willing to go along to insure the safety of his family, but when he has reason to doubt that Cox and his cohorts will live up to their end of the bargain, he swings into action to exact justice against the criminals.
This was a pretty good thriller that was mostly well thought out. A few surprises popped up now and again, but it was fairly straightforward. Harrison Ford did a great job as usual and the supporting cast was excellent. There were some "only in the movies" moments (like when Ford's character was wirelessly connected to the internet in the middle of nowhere), but I suppose everything can't be completely realistic. I particularly liked the marriage of technology, action and suspense, but thought the ending was a bit cliche.
Rating: 3 of 5 stars
Would I watch it again: No
Starring: Harrison Ford, Paul Bettany, Virginia Madsen
I typically watch movies on Monday, Wednesday and Friday while riding the ACE Train from Tracy to Santa Clara. The opinions expressed are those of me, myself and I.
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