Mike Regan is a successful, self-made man who has it all: a gorgeous wife, a beautiful teenage daughter and a sleek, state-of-the-art “smart home”. But he soon finds himself in a deadly, high-stakes game of cat-and-mouse when his I.T. consultant, Ed, starts using his skills to stalk Mike’s daughter and endanger his family, his business, and his life. In a world where there is no privacy, and personal secrets can go viral by the click of a mouse, Mike needs to rely on his old connections to defeat a new kind of nemesis.
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The worst film ever. I don't understand why Pierce Brosnan agreed to act in this film? The plot is "0". Extremely stupide story (a millionare has got nobody in the worls to help him and he's fighting personally with a freak), bad acting, even worse direction, dialogs wrritten by amators. I was irritated at the end.
I noted that this movie had a very good rating on Netflix, and having nothing better to do on a week day evening I decided to watch it.As to the plot: well, young IT wizard (Jason Berry) helps out a corporation boss (Pierce Brosnan) . Boss subsequently befriends and employs IT wizard, who then takes an unhealthy interest in Boss's daughter. Boss gets wise to this and sacks IT wizard. IT wizard sets out on exacting a cyber revenge, which ends all rather explosively. Nuff said!The problem with this movie is that it expects too much of itself; it doesn't know whether it wants to be plot driven or character driven. In the end, it settles for a poor compromise. The plot is highly derivative and features in so many previous movies. In fact, if they had spent a little more time unraveling the psychology of the villain (Jason Berry), which was a missed opportunity, they would have had a better plot line.In terms of the characters, I can't image that Pierce Brosnan, Anna Freil, and Jason Berry, have had less demanding roles. I was left having no sympathy for any of the characters, whether they be villains or victims. I came to the conclusion that I was the victim or a rating hoax. After an hour, I was willing the film on to a speedy conclusion. Ten minutes before the end I decided to do the washing up and watch the remainder over my shoulder.The movie lacks plot development, character development, but above all else it lacks 'watchability'.
Based on the plot, I expected this to be a fairly good thriller. I was not ready for the level of disappointment it delivered.The first suspension of disbelief was the voice-over in the first few minutes describing Brosnan's character (an aviation company owner) as 52. Come on, it's Pierce Brosnan! He was 63 when this was released, he looked late fifties in the movie. They should have made him 57-59.Honest, I heard the voice-over and I choked with laughter.But it simply got worse.Brosnan is Irish by birth. His bizarre accent was dreadful. I think he was trying to do a Northern Ireland accent - that part of the United Kingdom north of the border with the Republic of Ireland, but it was a real ham of a performance.Then follows a creepy story ticking all of the boxes for a predictable, by-the-numbers, talented I.T. guy stalker movie.I took issue with the idea that someone in charge of a multi-million dollar aviation corporation could be so careless as to give out his home wireless password so easily and not change it to something else to secure it.When the smart house system acts up, no thinks to pull the cable to the internet router.Why is the I.T. guy using an AC voltage detector to check CAT5 cables? Who was the technical support person employed on this movie? Fire them.The I.T. guy mentions features of the control system and Brosnan tells him they have been disabled for privacy. Hmm, I.T. guy has your home wireless password and knows the smart home has cameras in the control panels. No chance of some mischief then...There's a completely gratuitous scene of the daughter taking a shower. To be honest, they could have cut this entire subplot and it would not have been missed.Even Anna Firel, playing the wife, could have had all of her scenes deleted and it would have made no difference. What was the point of her character? I hope she was paid well.By the time the retribution angle arrived, I had lost all interest and simply sat on to see what else might turn up. All the expected twists turned up including a night time tropical storm which was presumably included to 'heighten tension' during the last scenes. For the rest of the movie, the weather during the day was calm and the nights were without incident. This sudden tempest was another unnecessary addition.Best watched with a group of friends who want a good comedy - a thriller it is not.
Sometimes you have to wonder why some thrillers are being made the exact same way over and over again. Yes this has the added "Big Brother" (who's a crazy person and not related by blood) theme going, but other than that, the clichés are running wild. And not necessarily in a good way. There are strings to this and confused feelings that could have been explored (private taping) more deeply - no pun intended.But the movie opts for the easy, "suspensful" way out. The warning signs are there early and while Pierce Brosnan himself is always able to come off as likable, his character seems to be very oblivious to say the least. It could have been way easier and logic alone would have prevented most of what transpires ... but then again, we wouldn't have this movie ... wait that wouldn't have been that bad now ...
