Net

Pros: Decent plot, good performances by Bullock and Northam, good cinematography...
Cons: ... inconsistent characters spoil the overall effect

The Net is a technological thriller starring Sandra Bullock, who plays Angela Bennett, a systems trouble-shooter with a particular interest in viruses. She is a typical nerd, sleeping little, living on take away food, having no boyfriend and ...

Pros: Bullock is great as always, the story can be very intriguing
Cons: computer technology is really dated, plot has quite a few holes

Angela Bennett has worked as a consultant on computer viruses, as well as a de-bugger for new computer games that companies are trying to release. Her job affords her the chance to work from home, and her remarkable talents with computers keep the ...

Pros: Bullock, Miller, technology
Cons: Northam's character

Sandra Bullock…Angela Bennett
Diane Baker…Mrs. Bennett
Dennis Miller…Dr. Alan Champion
Wendy Gazelle…Ruth Marx
Jeremy Northam…Jack Devlin
Robert Gossett…Ben Phillips
Ken...

Pros: Sandra Bullock does OK; Northam and Miller are better. Fear of technology is interesting premise.
Cons: Plot is bizarre and far-fetched.

Soon after access to the internet became commonplace I remember hearing about horrible things happening to on-line users. The news reports made it sound like con artists and serial killers were lurking on every website. While that was not entirely true, ...

Pros: Some pretty tense moments. Great villains.
Cons: Laughable technology to most people today, but only to few back when it was released.

Before I saw this film in the theaters, I thought this movie was being aimed at the computer literate, but it really wasn't. Most of the computer stuff is pretty inaccurate, but nowhere near as bad as "Hackers", which came out around the same time and...

Pros: Jeremy Northam
Cons: Sandra Bullock, the plot, the script

I rented this flick ONLY because I am working my way through Jeremy Northam's filmography. No other reason could have rendered me docile enough to sit through so many consecutive minutes of Sandra Bullock's painful thespianism. What rationale wended...

Pros: Bullock, the mystery
Cons: Plot is hard to believe, bad character development

"Angela" (Sandra Bullock) is a computer geek. She works and plays with computers on a daily basis. One day, she comes across a computer program that proves the recent suicide of a high ranking official (Ken Howard) in the Pentagon was actually a set ...

Pros: great movie if you analyze it on a deeper level than "government chases Sandra Bullock."
Cons: you may never get beyond the bad script, acting, plot, etc to the philosophical questions this movie raises.

I should despise, loathe, and other words synonymous with "hate" this movie.... the acting's horrible. The script is weak. The plot is a cross between too many Lifetime movies and your typical paranoia flicks...

And yet, it still...

Pros: Lip-Biting action, edge of your seat suspense
Cons: not enough scenes with computers

Honestly this movie has been a favorite of mine for years. Since I first saw The Net I wanted to be the smart one who knows it all when it comes to computers, but thats only in the movies.

This movie stars Sandra Bullock, Jeremy Northam, and...

Pros: Bullock, Miller, Tension
Cons: A little dull sometimes

Sandra Bullock has played characters before that were not very appealing to me, but in The Net, she plays a sort of everywoman who just wants to be normal and happy without too many complications. The idea that this young attractive woman has this great...

Pros: Good acting, Good story, Appropriate for today
Cons: A little old

This movie came out in 1995, but I think it's even more appropriate today when everyone is worried about identity theft. This movie hits very close to home, and that almost makes it scarier than any scary movie. Plot Angela Bennett is a ...

Pros: Sandra in the beach outfit
Cons: If you're a real thriller viewer, you're always one step ahead

Some films are just too predictable to be good. These days many thrillers and The Net is just one.

Sandra Bullock plays a computer nerd who discovers something big (and bad). Suddenly her identity is being changed by crooks and she has to run....

Pros: keeps you on the edge of your seat
Cons: can't use too much logic while watching

Sandra Bullock plays computer programmer/analyst Angela Bennet in this film about a megalomaniac trying to gain power through computers and the internet. When Angela gets a floppy disk that takes her into a private webfile about a recently dead captain...

Pros: It has nail-biting suspense.
Cons: None at this time.

The Net is a hit thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat right up to the end. This movie explodes with nail-biting suspense.

Sandra Bullock, Jeremy Northam, and Dennis Miller star in this hit thriller. This thriller is...

Pros: Cleanly edited
Cons: Bullock is a miscast

The only out of place item in this movie is Sandra Bullock. Why, she looks more concerned about her manicure than type away at the keyboard, yet she is being portrayed as a computer expert who knows how to order pizza from the Net.

How she...