This film somehow oddly feels even more dated than pictures made in the Fifties and Sixties. Probably because we're inundated with so much technology these days that floppy discs and dial up modems seem almost ancient. And I'm not even a tech geek when it comes to computers, I know just enough about them to come here and write a review. This movie would have had a much bigger impact over two decades ago when it first came out; today, much of what occurs in the film seems like a distraction. The scary part of the story's premise is even more palpable today though. With a handful of keystrokes, anyone's life can be made miserable at the hands of one person bent on creating havoc. Just find yourself on the wrong side of a Yelp business review and you'll know what I'm talking about. Anyway, the film has it's moments of intrigue and danger, going full circle to connect the dots from the opening suicide of a high ranking government official to a vast conspiracy involving a cyber security firm with dubious motives. If nothing else, Sandra Bullock makes for an eye appealing protagonist.
Review of The Net
