Review of Blackhat (2015) by Dylan R — 25 Jan 2015

Overly long with very little action. I think even computer geeks won't enjoy much. A nuclear plant in China is been attack by a hacker and under destruction. Wang Lee Hom is the General task to solve the case.

He need the help of Chris Hemsworth, who is imprison for cyber crimes. The hacker used the program code which Wang and Chris made during their university student years and modify it. Viola Davis is the FBI agent handler to liaise with the Chinese side.

Wang recruit his sister Tang Wei to help as she is also computer expert. At first both sides have conflicts, refusing to share data. Wang insist Chris bail out to help and FBI manage to do so. Chris negotiate if he can help nab the culprit, he get pardon for his crimes.

Holt McCallany is the US Marshal task to babysit Chris. First off they manage to track down the runner but when Chris and Tang reach his place, he is dead. Chris tap to the email and reply to the mastermind to meet up.

At the restaurant, its a no show. Chris enter the office and found them been capture by remote CCTV and their faces are expose. Tang and Chris likes each other. The HK police is also on to 3 runners who never meet anyone.

Ritchie Coster is an armed ex-convict who is on surveillance. The HK cops follows him everyday but he never meet anyone. Chris use the phone and track down a router in the bush. It is short range. That's why Ritchie and the 3 runners always receive and send messages in the area.

Ritchie is drinking tea and through the steel pot saw light reflection of the binoculars from the police. The nuclear plant temperature subsides a bit and the duo enter to retrieve the hard disk. But it is corrupted beyond repair.

Chris ask Viola how the government manage to piece back all his past crimes when he already wipe out all traces. Viola tells him NSA have a super computer "Black Widow" that can retrieve damage data within hours.

She call to loan but is rejected as NSA don't want to let the China side to know such powerful weapon. Chris risk it by hacking to the in-charge acting as the boss to change the password. So he can use it.

The rest pretend they don't know and left. Chris trick the guy and obtain the password. The source is from Jakarta. A henchman of Ritchie saw Wang and plant a tracker under his car. Wang ask his superior to liaise with Indonesia side but is rejected.

NSA found out what Chris did and want him back. China side don't want any conflict with USA. He sms Tang and they escape. Viola receive instruction from her boss to bring back Chris. She and Holt realize they are gone and quickly track Chris GPS.

Wang go to the safe house and tell Chris to escape and Tang not to follow them. She go back to copy the data and meet them again. Chris get down and tell Tang it is best for her as he is fugitive now.

Then suddenly the car explode and Wang died. Ritchie and gang shoot rocket to bomb the car. Viola and Holt arrive and Holt kills many with his sharp shooting but is still killed. Viola is also dead. Chris and Tang escape and vow revenge.

The helper cut the leg tracker on Chris ankle and then throw it onto a ship to mislead the authority. The duo prepare themselves and go Jakarta. They reach the coordinates which is nothing but tin mines.

Chris realize the previous farm stock price hike is a trial run. Using that to earn money, the next move is to flood their location so tin become scarce. The mastermind will buy tin before executing and earn a fortune.

Tang pretend to go to the building which is the secure source of the website and ask the counter to print her wet presentation. Once the thumb drive is plug in, Chris gain control and wire all the money to his account.

The baddie Yorick van Wageningen call to negotiate with Chris. He arm himself and meet the baddies. They fight amongst the crowd and Tang save him. The duo got their revenge and also gain the wealth.