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Advantages: A good film with strong performances from everyone
Disadvantages: A slow start

...action scenes. On its own Clear and Present Danger is a good movie that once it gets going will keep you entertained for a couple of hours To date three actors have played Jack Ryan and it has to be said Harrison Ford makes the part his own by bringing depth and substance to a character that was otherwise portrayed as somewhat weak and two dimensional by the other two actors who have played Jack Ryan. ... Read review

Advantages: Good action and story.
Disadvantages: The Hovis tune.

This is another excellent Harrison Ford film, surrounding the war on drugs. A friend of the US President is involved with, and then killed by a Colombian drug cartel, the Cali Cartel. In retaliation the President indirectly orders the setting up of a team to destroy the cartel and all its members. Harrison Ford is cast as Dr Jack Ryan, the Deputy Director of Intelligence. The other members of the intelligence staff keep Ryan in the dark over the ...
...the truth. The film has a number of interesting twists in it and is extremely well directed and acted. The action shots are very well filmed and in some excellent locations. The only part of the film I did not like was the sequence when dead Americans were being fetched home in coffins. This sad moment was done in extremely good taste, but unfortunately the backing music was the same music used in the traditional Hovis Bread advert and this completely ... Read review

Advantages: Familiar storylines, some okay suspense and acting (Paul Bettany)
Disadvantages: Firewall (2006) - disappointing

This heist film comes courtesy of director Richard Loncraine, who directed Paul Bettany in Wimbledon and brings him in as the villain in this 2006 film Firewall. The Plot I.T. expert Jack Stanfield is the brains behind many security systems. A family man, he leads a pretty normal existence until his family are kidnapped and held to ransom. Jack must bypass his own security systems and rob a bank he is protecting in order to preserve the safety ...
...the desperate actions of a man for whom family is of the utmost importance. The Cast and Performances Harrison Ford is very good at playing distressed characters, with Han Solo and Indiana Jones being prime examples. This time round, although the Jack Stanfield character is distressed, Ford doesn't really pull it off. There is an unconvincing air about his character, and I am not sure whether this is down to the script or the acting. Paul Bettany ... Read review

Advantages: Paul Bettany plays the suave bad guy really well
Disadvantages: It went on too long and was hard to get into

I was lent Firewall by my boyfriend who had just recently bought it, it was his first HD DVD he bought and although the quality is miles better than standard I don't see why he paid what he did for it. I had heard of it before, when it came out and I was interested to know what Paul Bettany was like as a bad guy. It seems life couldn't get better for Jack Stanfield (Harrison Ford), a beautiful and clever wife, two bright kids and a wonderful home. ...
...meets Cox (Paul Bettany). His wife and kids are taken hostage by several armed men and Cox takes Stanfield hostage on his way home for pizza night. They are after $100 million from Landrock Pacific Bank, where Stanfield works as an I.T expert, and he designed the vault from which they want to steal. Stanfield must come up with a plan to get what his captors want otherwise they will start killing his family. Harrison Ford plays the role of the hero ... Read review

Advantages: Has its moments
Disadvantages: Rubbish ending!

Overall, an enjoyable movie, until the end when it felt like the director got sick of the movie and said "that's a wrap. everyone leave". Fortunately, they didn't go overboard with the usual lousy computer scenes you normally see in a movie. In fact, the whole name of "Firewall" is poorly chosen. If you're looking for a simple pseudo-thriller that follows the typical script, you'll enjoy this. If you're looking for more than that, look elsewhere. ... Read review