A young boy is arrested by the U.S. Secret Service for writing a computer virus and is banned from using a computer until his 18th birthday. Years later, he and his new-found friends discover a plot to unleash a dangerous computer virus, but they must use their computer skills to find the evidence while being pursued by the Secret Service and the evil computer genius behind the virus.
Remember when movies used to be cool, interesting and fun? A then-upcoming star, Angelina Jolie in a techno-punk thriller, what more could you ask for? One of the best movies of the 90s, reaching cult-movie status, with well written story, absolutely banging soundtrack, and even if it drags on some cliches of the technology (like visualising the digital medium like a maze of 3D buildings, or laptop screens reflecting on actor’s faces), I think they’re part of what makes this movie good. A great cast (Angelina Jolie, Jonny Lee Miller, Fisher Stevens, Jesse Bradford, Matthew Lillard, Laurence Mason) and some nice appearances (Wendell Pierce, Marc Anthony, Penn Jillette) make this movie one to remember, but I think its strongest point now 30 years later is the nostalgia factor, the days when hackers were actually hacking, when computers were used for more than just mindlessly consuming content, back when dorks were people with a computer trying to hack the planet, not ugly bitches trying to promote their OnlyFans accounts.
Seven popcorns straight up and goes into the Movie Vault.
