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Swordfish Details

2001

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Starring	John Travolta, Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Don Cheadle
Director	Dominic Sena
Genres	Thriller

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Swordfish

Star John Travolta revisits the grinning villain territory he explored in BROKEN ARROW and FACE/OFF with this stylish, supercharged techno-thriller. He plays Gabriel, a charismatic, fast-living mystery man who, with help from his right-hand woman, Ginger (Halle Berry), recruits ex-con and former master hacker Stan (Hugh Jackman) to aid in a plan to steal billions from a secret government bank account. Stan reluctantly agrees to help in order to finance the legal battle for custody of his young daughter (Camryn Grimes). Meanwhile an FBI computer crimes specialist (Don Cheadle) is determined to find out what's about to go down, and plans to use Stan to find out.
The movie amply earns its keep by cleverly zig-zagging away from audience's expectations and delivering many clever, pulse-pounding action set pieces--including an incredible opening explosion, a car chase through downtown Los Angeles replete with blazing machine guns, and a spectacular airborne climax. With the help of a propulsive electronica score by DJ Paul Okenfold, director Dominic Sena (GONE IN 60 SECONDS) lays down lots of style, and Travolta is mesmerizing in his juicy role.

Starring	John Travolta, Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Don Cheadle, Sam Shepard, Vinnie Jones, Camryn Grimes, Zach Grenier
Director	Dominic Sena
Studio	WARNER HOME VIDEO
Run time	DVD: 1 hr 39 mins LOVEFiLM Instant: 1 hr 35 mins Blu-ray: 1 hr 39 mins HD DVD: 1 hr 39 mins
Certificate	DVD LOVEFiLM Instant
Genres	Thriller
Language	DVD: English LOVEFiLM Instant: English Blu-ray: English HD DVD: English
Dubbed	French
Hearing-impaired	English
Subtitles	DVD: Arabic, Bulgarian, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Romanian, Spanish
Released	Production year: 2001 To Watch Online: LOVEFiLM Instant: 20 Aug 2010 To Rent: DVD: 28 Jan 2002 HD DVD: 11 Dec 2006
Watch now	£2.49

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- "...Mounted in breathlessly stylish fashion, with a great-looking cast....It's turbo-charged, with hyper-realistic, attenuated slo-mo action shots..."
- 9711
- - Variety
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
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  Start with an earthquake...
  
  The old adage in movie making is never more relevant than in this superb action thriller. From the very start, where we meet the charismatic John Travolta, to ... read more »
  
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  Oh dear!
  
  Sorry to say I disliked this film. Right from the beginning when John Travolta is talking to the camera I didn't like it. I am not a prude but I felt ... read more »
  
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  - 22 Nov 2011 at 21:42
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  Not Bad
  
  I enjoyed this film. I thought there were good performances from Hugh Jackman, John Travolta and Halle Berry. The plot was complicated - it was unfortunate that... read more »
  
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  - 06 Sep 2011 at 17:27
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  they like a happy ending
  
  Rather quite the good film, one of the 1st that ive seen jt as the bad guy and he plays it veri well with his slick charm and not caring attitude.
  
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  Star John Travolta revisits the grinning villain territory he explored in BROKEN ARROW and FACE/OFF with this stylish, supercharged techno-thriller. He plays Gabriel, a charismatic, fast-living mystery man who, with help from his right-hand woman, Ginger (Halle Berry), recruits ex-con and former ...