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Swordfishis 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'sGone 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

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Cast: Halle Berry, Don Cheadle, Sam Shepard, Hugh Jackman, John Travolta
Director: Dominic Sena
Screen Writer: Skip Woods
Runtime: 99 minutes
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures

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review by tomtom13. May 22, 2002

posted in Movie Hype

Twists, Turns, Zigs, and Zags.

I really didn't have any desire to watch SWORDFISH, but since it was the last video left at our local video store, I picked it up. I didn't know anything about the movie except that it starred John Travolta and Halle Berry ...I was quite suprised at how entertaining and engaging SWORDFISH was. The beginning of the movie confused me because I didn't know what was going on, but as the film progressed by going back in time, I was made to understand. Things were made clear and pieces fit together.After … more

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