Swordfish [Region 2] |  | Director: Dominic Sena
Actors: John Travolta, Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Don Cheadle, Sam Shepard
Category: DVD
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Rating:  376 reviews
Sales Rank: 227230
Format: PAL
Languages: English (Original Language), German (Original Language), English (Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Italian (Subtitled), Dutch (Subtitled), Arabic (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), German (Subtitled), Romanian (Subtitled), Bulgarian (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 2
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Running Time: 99 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 7321900213226
ASIN: B00005RDQO
Theatrical Release Date: June 8, 2001
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Swordfish is a superficial movie, so let's address the superficial facts: Halle Berry was well paid to bare her breasts in this gratuitous cyber-action thriller, and while Berry's many fans will enjoy a cheap drool at the actress's expense, her brief topless scene doesn't justify this insipid parade of glossy violence from the director of 2000's Gone in 60 Seconds. Add yet another notch in John Travolta's bad-movie belt, and you've got Hollywood bankruptcy in full blossom. Go ahead, marvel at director Dominic Sena's biggest money shot--a 360-degree pan as a robbery hostage is blown to bits by a bomb that pelts a surrounding SWAT squad with deadly ball bearings. The plot, as if it matters: Travolta's a slick, self-appointed antiterrorist who recruits a top-flight computer hacker (Hugh Jackman) to transfer a $9.5 billion government slush fund into a cluster of secret accounts. Berry's the curvaceous bait who lures Jackman into the scheme; Don Cheadle's an FBI agent hot on their tails; and an obligatory subplot turns Jackman's daughter (Camryn Grimes) into an innocent bargaining chip. By the time a hostage transport bus is airlifted in the film's not-so-thrilling climax, Swordfish will hold your passive attention or put you to sleep--it all depends on your tolerance for Sena's brand of derivative bloodlust. It's pornography of a sort, and efficiently mechanical, but you can bet good money that Berry and her costars didn't cash their paychecks proudly. --Jeff Shannon
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 Decent action film/eye candy, but ridiculous politics/philosophy January 4, 2010
K. Swanson (Austin, TX United States)
3.4 stars
A technically well-made action flick with occasional very interesting lines, Swordfish also gets way above its head in many areas.
I liked Travolta and Jackman well enough, and Berry is better than the normal starlet in these sorts of summer blockbuster movies (backhanded praise, of course). There were moments here that I really enjoyed, but they always seemed offset by some form of silliness that ratcheted everything else down a notch, like the hacking/bj scene. There's also zero sense of reality (the DOD mainframe gets hacked and they don't immediately track the ISP?), but I doubt that was the goal here.
The ending is laughable; watch the two deleted endings in the extras and listen to the director's commentary. He claims they added the [spoiler alert] bit about blowing up the terrorists to show that Travolta's character "is a patriot". Yeah, some patriot: he kills dozens of innocent bystanders to "save our American way of life". This is presented as some sort of rationale, incredibly. Look, boys, stick to the slam-bang action and leave the self-glorifying justifications for murder and torture to scumsacks like Dick Cheney. Saving our "way of life"! If paying ten bucks to go watch weirdly violent semi-nationalistic weirdness like this is our way of life, I'd say it might be time to get a new life.
 Swordfish caught for great price December 9, 2009
Ronald Whiting (Gloucester City, NJ USA)
Love the movie. Can't beat the price.Delivered fast.Holly is so beautiful and Travolta is one of my favorite actors.Action and drama make a great movie and swordfish has both.I've seen this movie before and the price gave me a chance to own it on blueray.
 Swordfish October 17, 2009
Gilberto Fontanez (new york)
Great movie everyone does an excellent job u feel tension almost right away and will find yourself glued to this movie to see what happens.
Wow! What a great first 5 minutes! October 8, 2009
Jim Gateley (Sunnyvale, CA)
5 of 5 stars for this exciting suspense movie. The first 5 minutes of the movie is an amazing set of scenes acting as a kick-start for this high-tension, suspenseful action movie. Right down to the little ball-bearing rolling towards to camera covered in blood--amazing effects!
Travolta's character is truly evil--calm, cool, collected but evil. Frankly, he is really a terrorist trying to sway events using violence. Ruthlessly cold, he doesn't mind killing people to get his way. For his purposes, he needs a top-class computer hacker (Jackman) who he recruits via Halle Berry's character.
Thru the whole movie, there are twists and turns. Travolta even makes a speech to Jackman about how Harry Hudini did his tricks "mis-direction"! Several times, you learn things are not as they appeared to mis-direct efforts. Travolta is in total control.
Lots of action scenes, chases, explosions, machine guns, RPGs, etc. The ending scenes have several surprise twists; remember, mis-direction!
First Viewing Was A 'Blast' May 2, 2009
Craig Connell (Lockport, NY USA)
John Travolta as "Gabriel Shear" was riveting as an anti-terrorist terrorist. The early explosion scene where people are flying sideways is awesome, particularly in the sound department if you have surround system. Oh, and yes, Halle Berry and her figure was on display in this film and quite a sight. Wowzer!
Some of this script is a takeoff on Dog Day Afternoon, which Travolta's character re-enacts a role from that famous '70s film. "Shear" talks about that movie during the film.
A few warnings: there is so much computer terminology that I was lost. However, if you find yourself in a similar spot, take heart because that that ends after that first 30 minutes and is no longer a problem. The film also has a strong left-wing bias (wow, what a shock), but it's still fun for at least one viewing. After that, it loses its appeal.
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