I'm pretty sure I was the target age for this movie back in '95, but "Hackers" seemed to come and go with little fanfare. And then, for no discernible reason, it didn't reappear on my radar for another 20 years. And at 34, it's not really my cup of tea; partly because it's got undiluted '90s in its DNA and hackers-as-MTV-youth-culture, but mostly because it takes forever to get cooking. It's a movie that has to make up a lot of its cyber-speak because the future wasn't so clear back then (it's understandable; a lot of TV shows were doing the same thing), and it almost compensates with an aggressive pop style . . . but until our main ensemble discovers the virus, it's kind of a slog.
Hollywood's done much better in the cyberspace department, and "Hackers" is maybe a step or two above "Disclosure" fare.
Count me out.
5/10
Hollywood's done much better in the cyberspace department, and "Hackers" is maybe a step or two above "Disclosure" fare.
Count me out.
5/10