Hackers 1996 by AverageMansReviews

Hackers 1996 by AverageMansReviews

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Warning: there is flashing effects/colourful effects/racism/sexism/misogyny/animal biting/shooting

This film smells and looks like from the 1990's: in a nutshell; these bunch of computer hackers need to stop this computer program/virus from getting out; it is called Da Vinci programme; Eugene Belford/"The Plague" [Fisher Stevens:] the creator of this program/virus that alongside  Lauren Murphy [Alberta Watson:] they both work for Ellingson Mineral Corporation, but if these other hackers fail some of these hackers are looking at present strictures such as Dade Murphy/"Zero Cool"/ "Crash Override" [Younger: Dade Murphy/"Zero Cool": Max Ligosh/Older: Jonny Lee Miller:] as when he was younger he was already a very gifted individual as it relates to computers, but as this film will show let's just say he was a handful as a child, then we have Kate Libby/"Acid Burn" [Angelina Jolie:] she is also very gifted in front of a computer, but is also a personality a very strong female and there are other very gifted hackers, being chased down by the U.S. Secret Service Special Agent Richard Gill [Wendell Pierce:] he is the lead on cracking down on this bunch of hackers and others criminal hackers to bring them to justice.

The framework and pacing of this 104 minutes film, including the atmosphere is very much in tone of the 1990's alternative scene, so this is all good.

Action/Comedy: we have a sequence of events where we have Dade Murphy/"Crash Override" vs. Kate Libby/"Acid Burn" in this competition to see which one is the better hacker out of them; the competition is to pull the best hack on U.S. Secret Service Special Agent Richard Gill; so for an example and this is the cleanest example I can put here safely; Kate Libby/"Acid Burn" basically performs the insufficient funds destroying credit card, so Agent Gill gets embarrassed possibly on a date with a woman when his credit card get the old hand scissors cut routine right in front of him and his date; yes there are stakes to this competition as well.

Art: the computer components to this film and also when Dade Murphy/"Crash Override" and Kate Libby/"Acid Burn" in the swimming pool; over some ending credits so this is partly a small extra scene followed by then for some reason going back to the film then just having the ending credits roll, but I am getting away from my point these underwater close-up elements are also good art.

Character developments and performances: likewise this assembled cast of characters and performances are good as well; including these character developments of Dade Murphy/"Crash Override" that mentally sees the world slightly differently to everyone else as in his head; it runs like a mixture between TV and computer [ it is a mixture so at one point or another this will apply] or/and Penn Jillette as Hal; he works for  the Ellingson Mineral Corporation as a computer over is here of their system, if this name sounds familiar yes he is one half of the legendary magician double act Penn & Teller.

This film receives: 6/10, this film is good; even though I have rated this film as just over halfway, it is still very much worth a watch based on, this is back when we had projects like this one, where they were really onto something about computers being a massive part of our lives now [back then and potentially in the future which is the present and beyond.] Just in case anyone is wondering; I bet he can't find any other projects to support this prospective; just off the top of my head in case I have or missed any or am not aware of it, so in no particular order; Johnny Mnemonic 1995 Link https://averagemansreviews2017.blogspot.com/2018/03/johnny-mnemonic-1995-by.html, The Net 1995 Link https://averagemansreviews2017.blogspot.com/2020/06/the-net-1995-by-averagemansreviews.html , Under Siege 2: Dark Territory 1995 Link https://averagemansreviews2017.blogspot.com/2018/03/under-siege-2-dark-territory-1995-by.html, Shadow Conspiracy 1997 Linkhttps://averagemansreviews2017.blogspot.com/2023/01/shadow-conspiracy-1997-by.html, The Matrix 1999 Link https://averagemansreviews2017.blogspot.com/2021/12/the-matrix-1999-by-averagemansreviews.html, Disclosure 1994, The Lawnmower 1992 Man and Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace 1996