Jack Stanfield (Harrison Ford) is an average family man in Seattle who heads up the hi-tech security team at his local bank. But following a seemingly trivial case of identity theft, Jack's life is turned upside-down when he discovers that his wife (Virginia Madsen) and two kids have been kidnapped. The ransom? A mere $100 million, which the kidnappers, led by Bill Cox (Paul Bettany), want Jack to obtain for them via his expert computer skills. Initially compliant, Jack is soon irked by Cox and his cronies to the point where he decides to get his family back and bring the bad guys to justice.
British Director Richard Loncraine (WIMBLEDON) uses this basic premise to orchestrate a number of frantic set-pieces, while Ford concocts a character similar to his take on Dr. Richard Kimble in THE FUGITIVE. With a mouthful of computer jargon and nimble fingers that tumble frantically over a keyboard whenever he's in front of a computer, Ford's character is an unlikely action hero. Meanwhile, Bettany's bad guy gives subtly sinister instructions in his clipped British accent, Robert Forster (JACKIE BROWN) provides a likeable if underused ally for Ford, and Madsen slots neatly into her wife-in-peril role. As the film builds to an explosive climax Loncraine dumps the gadgets and carves out a delirious romp through action-movie conventions, ultimately infusing an old-fashioned story with a twist of 21st-century techno-fear.
Theatrical Release: Feburary 10, 2006
Blu-ray Disc Features:
Blue BD Case
Widescreen - 2.40
Audio:
Dolby Digital Surround Sound 5.1 - English, French (Quebec), Latin Spanish
Subtitles - English SDH, English, French, Spanish - Optional
Additional Release Material:
Trailers - 1. Theatrical Trailer
Featurettes - 1. "A Conversation with Harrison Ford and Director Richard Loncraine"
2. "FIREWALL: Writing a Thriller"
Distributor Notes: Firewall
Firewall stars Harrison Ford as bank security expert Jack Stanfield, whose specialty is designing infallible theft-proof financial computer systems. But there's a hidden vulnerability in the system he didn't account for - himself. When a ruthless criminal mastermind (Paul Bettany) kidnaps his family, Jack is forced to find a flaw in his system and steal $100 million. With the lives of his wife and children at stake and under constant surveillance, he has only hours to find a loophole in the thief's own impenetrable system of subterfuge and false identities to beat him at his own game.
Source: Warner Home Video
Director of Photography
Marco Pontecorvo: Director of Photography, EROS (2005)
Executive Producer
Basil Iwanyk: Executive Producer, BASIC (2003)
Executive Producer
Bruce Berman: executive producer
Production Designer
Brian Morris: Production Designer, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF
Costume Designer
Shuna Harwood:
Review 1:
3 stars out of 5 -- "Intelligently put together by screenwriter Joe Forte and director Richard Loncraine, it's functional, enjoyable and user-friendly..."
Source: Ultimate DVD
p.86 08/01/2006
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