Swordfish stakes its claim

Steve Morrissey11 April 2012
The Weekender

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John Travolta plays a v cool Mr Big who hires hacker Hugh X-Men Jackman to do some big-time computer theft for him, while Don Cheadle, as a decent cop, tries to bust everyone's ass and beautiful Halle Berry (also X-Men) tries to look relevant to the plot.

A 'listen up' film produced by Joel (The Matrix) Silver, a man who probably has a house full of remote-control stuff from the Innovations catalogue. Too much hardware is Swordfish's problem - cars, helicopters, humvees and Vinnie Jones - and not enough human interaction. Presumably that's why they paid Halle Berry an extra wedge, after test screenings, to get her software out. Worked for me.

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