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The movie then transitions to the security team treating eavesdropping into the trials and tribulations of Jamie Foxx’s character Alvin as a sort of funny reality TV show as he babbles at various people in his life.
Man NYPD really blew the budget on this fancy UI
Oh yes and we get a phone call tracing scene which I’ll have to clip when I’m at my actual computer. “Call is coming from Dublin, no wait Seattle, wait no it’s coming from Pakistan, wait a minute”, etc etc
If you’re into people frantically flicking switches and turning dials and frowning at wave forms in front of blinking lights then you’ll love this movie.
Unexpected dude from Burn Notice in a furry kangol
“All right, I want every agent working around the clock...
to keep this joker out of the morgue and out of jail.
He doesn't get so much as a parking ticket or a hangnail.
From now on, Alvin Sanders leads a charmed life.”
We really don’t get much of the hacker villain in this (at least up until where I’ve watched to) and that’s a pity as he has this whole sinister Keyser Söze meets Michael Stipe from REM thing going on, actor is Doug Hutchison.
This nightclub has whole 2000 era TVs set into the ceiling and I am simultaneously fascinated and terrified one will drop down on someone and absolutely crush them.
