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2006
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Positive Reviews
13
Negative reviews
27
Average Rating
2.3
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4.5
Like its crowning achievement, Robert Hamers note perfect horn blast of immortality, all of them weep with laughter and humble gratitude for Alec Guin ..
Austin Chronicle
2.5
Alas, no. Thoughtful viewers may appreciate the movies intermittent stabs at engaging conflict within the corporate culture its the suits vs. the geek ..
Austin Chronicle
3.8
One of the most common routines in the filmcrit biz, one I have myself performed many times, involves demolishing the credibility of a plot as if you ..
Rogerebert
2.0
At 63 years of age, Mr. Ford, while still a commanding presence and a very likable actor, really needs to get out of the action game.
E Film Critic
2.0
The script gets progressively more implausible and ridiculous with each new chapter.
Cinema Blend
2.5
Critique: A serviceable thriller that with a little more help might have been something special, but as it stands, will surely come through as a lazy ..
JoBlo
3.1
But the string of dumb explosions and plot coincidences eventually diffuses the goodwill that Firewalls first hour works so hard to build up.
Combust Ible Celluloid
3.8
The movie works well beyond him as well; its a solid escapist entertainment, equal parts silly and smart.
Mark Reviews Movies
2.5
It does have some tense moments even if some of the technical plot points dont quite scan.But, overall, it just feels like a rehash.
Usa Today
2.5
The keys to a good suspense movie are good villains and a fast pace.
Lariat
2.8
Its just too bad he wasted those years doing irrelevant piffle when he could have been doing well, this is still piffle.But at least its the right kin ..
Eric Ds Nider
2.0
The characters spend a lot of time hunched over keyboards tap tap tapping away, which isnt all that suspenseful to watch; at the climax, director Rich ..
News Review
2.0
Fords still just about got it, action hero wise, but Virginia Madsen really deserves better than this.In short, this is just about enjoyable enough wh ..
View London
2.2
But filmmakers who want to make new style scare fests should not be thinking old style.
Cs Monitor
2.0
One of Firewalls few legitimate pleasures is watching Jack try to outwit Cox while under surveillance.
Film Journal
2.5
Youre forgiven if the title of the new Harrison Ford saves his family thriller doesnt exactly get your pulse pounding.
Boston
1.0
I cannot remember when Ive been this incredibly bored by a movie. Put it this way: I had the devil of a time staying awake and I saw a matinee.
Mountain X
2.5
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Star Tribune
2.8
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Emanuellevy
2.0
Despite the tension the scenario generates by default, it feels like nothing is at stake in Firewall.
Reel Talk Reviews
1.2
type Movie Current Status In Season mpaa PG 13 runtime 105 minutes Wide Release Date 02/10/06 performer Paul Bettany, Harrison Ford, Virginia Madsen, ..
Ew
1.5
And worst of all, the film cant force good performances from a great cast.
Cinema Crazed
1.5
One of the many disappointments of Firewall is how it squanders its own cast.
Slate
2.0
If her award winning role in Sideways was a leg up to this, she should consider heading back to the wine country for a bottle of the hard stuff A form ..
Empire
1.5
Ratio of How Laugh Out Loud Funny It Is to How Laugh Out Loud Funny It Was Intended to Be: 100 to 0.
Movies
2.5
Its a tricky thing, but an ideal thriller enables an audience to enjoy watching characters suffer.
Sf Gate
2.0
Whod be a member of Harrison Fords family.Have him for a husband or a father and youre almost guaranteed to end up kidnapped by terrorists, targeted b ..
Bbc
2.0
The bank robbers come barging into the bank managers home, take everybody hostage and order Dad to pop the safe at the branch office.But theres a time ..
Time
1.0
It doesnt have to be this way.With 40 percent of the American population over 50 years of age, and controlling the countrys largest bloc of purchasing ..
Washington Post
2.5
Harrison Ford (to sell the same old crud).The same old crud here is Firewall, a thrill challenged thriller directed by Richard Loncraine that manages ..
The New York Times
2.5
A loose, albeit unintentional, retread of 2005s Hostageaminus that pictures high style and character nuancesaFirewall is but a tepid slog through over ..
The Movie Boy
2.0
Can it really be that easy.Have the creative minds of Hollywood screenwriters really gone that soft over the years
Bullz-Eye
2.2
Unfortunately, this combo thriller is neither compelling nor thrilling.
Reeling Reviews
3.8
He generates enough suspense from the unremarkable screenplay to keep viewers involved.
ReelViews
2.5
This movie has been made a hundred times since The Desperate Hours struck the formula back in 1955.
Seattle Pi
4.0
Its hard to believe he could last very long in a fight with Cox, who appears to be half his age and bigger.But who cares
Tony Medley
3.8
Richard Loncraines serviceable if entirely uninspired directorial choices ie hell break out the ol shaky cam during confrontational sequences lend Fir ..
Reel Film
2.5
This wasnt a good movie by any stretch of the imagination, but it definitely had its moments.
7M Pictures
2.5
One province stands out with twice the national average Seven thousand people have gone missing and stayed missing across Canada.
The Star
1.9
Also, Joe Fortes script is lacking in any warmth or humor that would lighten up this too dark piece.
Deseret News
2.0
It delivers its promise of a tense and expensive thriller in which good guys and bad guys are clearly marked, there is not much to think about and ple ..
Urban Cine File
3.0
There are plenty of folks who will find this dandy entertainment without once worrying about its many derivations.
Varia Gate
1.9
If youve seen it you know what I mean, if you havent then trust me, it makes no sense and mainly because the screenwriter doesnt even try to explain i ..
Three Movie Buffs
1.9
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Kansas City
1.0
Richard Loncraine Its probably too much to ask these days for a mainstream Hollywood movie to be a few steps ahead of its audience, but, jeez, cant th ..
The Stranger
3.8
Firewall is a great thriller to excite your senses and keep you wondering what will happen.
Waffle Movies
2.0
You will be able to save yourself from getting disappointed of watching nothing but a lame movie.
Window To The Movies
3.1
If youre in the mood for a thriller, Firewall will suffice barely.Despite the techno dazzle, which almost overshadows the characters, the movie feels ..
Chron
1.8
Its themes are too threadbare, its suspense too derivative of a hopelessly overused gimmick.
Flip Side Archive
2.2
How disjointed is a screenplay when it needs this impossible bit of happenstance to occur for the story to progress
From The Balcony
2.5
We want you to be happy!.What if I do a mailing and get returned mail
Movie Eye
2.5
This is just one of many howlers in Joe Fortes script, and it undermines the taut pace Loncraine creates.This story, ultimately, is just too silly.
Seattle Times
1.3
Few actors are able to infuse whatever pulpy material given with instant gravitas, and his willingness to do as much of the actual physical action req ..
The Movie Report
3.2
The film is precise, square and in many regards beat perfect in other words, the perfect movie to skip in theaters and enjoy somewhere down the road a ..
Now Playing Mag
2.5
Firewall is steadfast in its determination to keep its hero one dimensional.
Sac Ticket
2.5
The first hour of Firewall delivers a tight, nerve wracking setup.
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