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Title: The Net (1995)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Sandra Bullock | ... | Angela Bennett | |
| Jeremy Northam | ... | Jack Devlin | |
| Dennis Miller | ... | Dr. Alan Champion | |
| Diane Baker | ... | Mrs. Bennett | |
| Wendy Gazelle | ... | Imposter | |
| Ken Howard | ... | Bergstrom | |
| Ray McKinnon | ... | Dale | |
| Daniel Schorr | ... | WNN Anchor | |
| L. Scott Caldwell | ... | Public Defender | |
| Robert Gossett | ... | Ben Phillips | |
| Kristina Krofft | ... | Nurse #1 | |
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Juan Garcia | ... | Resort Desk Clerk (as Juan García) |
| Tony Perez | ... | Mexican Doctor | |
| Margo Winkler | ... | Mrs. Raines | |
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Gene Kirkwood | ... | Stan Whiteman |
Angela Bennett is a computer expert. This young and beautiful analyst is never far from a computer and modem. The only activity she has outside of computers is visiting her mother. A friend, whom she's only spoken to over the net and phone, Dale Hessman, sent her a program with a weird glitch for her to de-bug. That night, he left to meet her and was killed in a plane crash. Angela discovers secret information on the disk she has received only hours before she leaves for vacation. Her life then turns into a nightmare, her records are erased from existence and she is given a new identity, one with a police record. She struggles to find out why this has happened and who has it in for her. Written by Official DVD cover
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Nostalgia may play a large part of my positive feelings towards this film as I watched it repeatedly on video with my younger sister as a teen. Back then "the net" was a new and largely undiscovered frontier, and this film romanticized hackers and the seemingly mysterious world wide web.
I would liken this to a less ambitious version of 'The Fugitive', a film that released two years prior (and by most accounts a superior thriller). Much of what happens in the course of this film is standard fare, but it is presented with a semblance of realism and never seems to hit any lulls or real snags in rhythm despite the frenetic pacing. The plot isn't entirely plausible or devoid of clichés, but it remains interesting from start to finish, and Bullock carries the role well.
There are scattered scenes that show astute directing on the part of Irwin Winkler, though some of the secondary characters give uneven performances. However, Bullock does an admirable service at depicting a frumpy insular woman uncomfortable with her own sexuality and outer beauty. Her character is both resourceful and vulnerable at once, and it's a fresh pace to see a female lead with some layers to peel back in a genre dominated by men. Dennis Miller is very likable in his role, and ably acts the part with a more downplayed version of his real life persona. He was my favorite character by far and brought a lot of warmth to the role.
I'm usually very critical of any movies I see, and am generally turned off by standard Hollywood fodder, but there is a certain charm to 'The Net' that I can't deny. I liked it in '95, and I like it again almost twenty years later. Like visiting an old friend, there's a familiarity to it that is so hopelessly 90's and so reminiscent of a bygone era--the inception of the internet age--that it carries a certain weight to me unmatched by the multitude of forgettable popcorn thrillers of the decade.