Firewall

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      Harrison Ford and Paul Bettany star. Ford stars as Jack, an experienced bank manager and family man who has his hands full with another banking firm trying to merge his bank with their collection of banks across the country. Then, one night, a group of criminals, lead by Bettany's character. invade Jack's home and take him and his family hostage. They force him to find a way to bypass the security system he created in order to access millions of dollars in customer accounts, using his family as incentive.

      Being a computer geek, I can appreciate the title of the film. A firewall in software terms essentially means blocking access to internal company information. That said, I have always appreciated Harrison Ford as an actor, and this film is no exception. The rest of the cast, (including Mary Lynn Rajskub, from the tv show "24"), keep this film intriguing and suspenseful. The one thing I do not like about this movie is that the scenes jump around too much. Just when the audience is intrigued with one scene, their interest is pulled to something else. Admittedly, I have seen better Harrison Ford films. I do recommend this movie.