Overview: The 90’s saw an ever-growing number of action-thrillers based around computers and the internet as more and more people connected to the information superhighway.

Fresh from the success of The Matrix, legendary producer Joel Silver (Road House, The Invasion) would ride the wave of this global phenomenon into the next millennium with high concept hit Swordfish.

Former master hacker Stanley Jobson (Hugh Jackman) is on parole after getting caught infiltrating an FBI program. Even so much as glancing at a computer could send him straight back to prison, but Stanley’s new offline life is interrupted when he’s approached by the mysterious Gabriel Shear (John Travolta), who offers him $10 million for one last hacking job.

Unable to resist the lure of the computer screen, Stanley accepts and finds himself caught in the middle of a complex web of intrigue involving several covert agencies and a nine billion-dollar government slush fund.

Slick, stylish and action-packed, Swordfish is a nail-biting high-tech thriller from its explosive opening to its thrilling climax, with a great supporting cast including Halle Berry, Don Cheadle and Vinnie Jones.

4K Blu-ray Verdict: In my humble opinion, director Dominic Sena gave us a thinking person’s thriller with more plot twists than you can handle in a single viewing. You really have to pay attention while watching it and that is most definitely the sign of a good movie.

John Tavolta is in form, after a couple of turkeys, as Gabriel Shear an international terrorist who claims to be protecting the American way of life, but is he? Hugh Jackman plays Stanley Jobson a paroled computer hacker who is drawn into a complex plot by Shear to rob the American government of some $9 billion dollars by hacking into the World Bank’s computer system.

Jackman is disillusioned at first but through clever manipulation by Travolta and Co., becomes a part of the plot. The lovely Halle Berry appears as Ginger, Shear’s so-called assistant who may or may not be who she appears to be. Berry, by the way, displays some of her ample charms over the course of the film so that is definitely waiting for! And, as always, Don Cheadle is effective as FBI agent Roberts who is trying to find out what Shear’s intentions are.

The special effects in Swordfish are excellent, particularly the explosions which come whether you are ready for them or not! The performances are top notch all around which makes this an exciting film from start to finish.

So remember, pay attention to the plot details, my friend, as you will be rewinding at its end to put the pieces that were sewn throughout back together again it not!

4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS:
4K Ultra HD (2160p) Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
Original lossless stereo and 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio options
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
Audio commentary by director Dominic Sena
Soundtrack Hacker, a brand new interview with composer Paul Oakenfold
How to Design a Tech Heist, a brand new interview with production designer Jeff Mann
HBO First Look: Swordfish, a promotional behind-the-scenes featurette
Effects in Focus: The Flying Bus, a promotional featurette detailing how the film’s iconic climactic scene was created
Planet Rock Club Reel, a music video by the film’s co-composer Paul Oakenfold
Swordfish: In Conversation, a promotional featurette with interviews from cast and crew members including actors Hugh Jackman, John Travolta, Halle Berry, Don Cheadle and Sam Shepard, director Dominic Sena, and producer Joel Silver
Two alternate endings
Theatrical trailer
Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tommy Pocket
Double-sided fold-out poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tommy Pocket
Illustrated collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by Priscilla Page and an article from American Cinematographer about the film’s opening sequence

SWORDFISH (2001) | Trailer | Full HD | 1080p

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