Blackhat (2015)

When hackers target high-profile targets in Hong Kong and Chicago, authorities in both countries believe it is part of a larger plan.  Captain Chen Dawai (Wang) of China, and his sister Chen Lien (Tang) team with the FBI to find the culprits.  Dawai recognizes the hacker's code and asks for the release of convicted hacker Nick Hathaway Hemsworth).  Nick and Dawai were college roommates and wrote the original code that is being used.

FBI agent Carol Barnett (Davis) gets Hathaway released into the care of U.S. Marshal Mark Jessup (McCallany), along with a tracking anklet.  Can the team keep their respective governments at bay, while stopping the dangerous hacker at the heart of the attack?

The Good:

The cast is good.

The Bad:

It takes too long to get invested in the story/characters.  They use too much hacker jargon and not enough understandable explanations.  The film is not memorable and I don't have a need to watch it again.

Other Comments:

-The film is billed as an action thriller, but meanders at a slow pace.  There are some impressive explosions, but there is also lots of talking/planning.  If you want a straight action flick, this is not the film for you.

-The film was fine, but I don't intend to see it again and I don't recommend it.

Blackhat (2015) 133 minutes

Rating: R for violence and some language

Director: Michael Mann

Starring: Chris Hemsworth as Nick Hathaway

Lei Tang as Chen Lien

Leehom Wang as Chen Dawai

Viola Davis as Carol Barnett

Holt McCallany as Mark Jessup

Andy On as Alex Trang

Ritchie Coster as Elias Kassar