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The Swordfish - Swordfish (1922)
Front Cover Actor
John Travolta
Hugh Jackman
Halle Berry
Don Cheadle
Vinnie Jones
Sam Shepard
Movie Details
Genre Animation; Short
Director Dominic Sena
Producer Paul Terry
Studio Warner Home Video
Language English
Audience Rating R (Restricted)
Running Time 96 mins
Country USA
Color Color
Plot
Swordfish is a superficial movie, so let's address the superficial facts: Halle Berry was well paid to bare her breasts in this gratuitous cyber-action thriller, and while Berry's many fans will enjoy a cheap drool at the actress's expense, her brief topless scene doesn't justify this insipid parade of glossy violence from the director of 2000's Gone in 60 Seconds. Add yet another notch in John Travolta's bad-movie belt, and you've got Hollywood bankruptcy in full blossom. Go ahead, marvel at director Dominic Sena's biggest money shot--a 360-degree pan as a robbery hostage is blown to bits by a bomb that pelts a surrounding SWAT squad with deadly ball bearings.

The plot, as if it matters: Travolta's a slick, self-appointed antiterrorist who recruits a top-flight computer hacker (Hugh Jackman) to transfer a $9.5 billion government slush fund into a cluster of secret accounts. Berry's the curvaceous bait who lures Jackman into the scheme; Don Cheadle's an FBI agent hot on their tails; and an obligatory subplot turns Jackman's daughter (Camryn Grimes) into an innocent bargaining chip. By the time a hostage transport bus is airlifted in the film's not-so-thrilling climax, Swordfish will hold your passive attention or put you to sleep--it all depends on your tolerance for Sena's brand of derivative bloodlust. It's pornography of a sort, and efficiently mechanical, but you can bet good money that Berry and her costars didn't cash their paychecks proudly. --Jeff Shannon

Personal Details
Seen It Yes
Index 128
Collection Status In Collection
Links IMDB
Amazon US
Product Details
Format DVD
Region Region 2
Screen Ratio 2.35:1
085392132225
Release Date 2003
Subtitles French; English; Spanish
Audio Tracks Deutsch: Dolby Digital 5.1
Englisch: Dolby Digital 5.1
Nr of Disks/Tapes 1
Extra Features
Color Closed-captioned Widescreen Dolby