Review of Blackhat (2015) by Krotos — 17 Jan 2015
Michael Mann has made some great movies (e.g., Heat, Manhunter). Hopefully, he will make more great movies in the future, and Blackhat will be forgotten, or remembered only as an example of how even talented filmmakers can occasionally turn out total crud.
The plot is ludicrous, the acting is wooden, and Chris Hemsworth is no more believable as a genius hacker than Danny DeVito would be as an NFL quarterback. The "hacking" itself will look ridiculous to anyone with even a modicum of Linux skill or network security know-how.
And the last third of the movie takes place in a bizarre superposition of Malaysia and Indonesia where large crowds of locals somehow can't see vicious hand-to hand combat taking place in their midst.
Turkey, avoid.
This review of Blackhat (2015) was written by Krotos on 17 Jan 2015.
Blackhat has generally received mixed reviews.
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