Blackhat

Name: Blackhat
Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Crime
Released: January 16, 2015
Duration: 133 min
Rating: 51
Cast: Chris Hemsworth, Lee-Hom Wang, Viola Davis, Wei Tang

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Universal Pictures | Release Date: January 16, 2015 | R

Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Lee-Hom Wang, Viola Davis, Wei Tang

Summary: Set within the world of global cybercrime, Blackhat follows a furloughed convict (Chris Hemsworth) and his American and Chinese partners as they hunt a high-level cybercrime network from Chicago to Los Angeles to Hong Kong to Jakarta.

Director: Michael Mann

Genre(s): Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Crime

Rating: R

Runtime: 133 min

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RogerEbert.com Matt Zoller Seitz

Jan 14, 2015

Slick and sometimes goofy as it is, Blackhat is an odd, fascinating movie: a high-tech action thriller about the human condition. I can think of no better current illustration of the notion that, to quote this site's founder, it's not what a movie is about, it's how it's about it. Read full review

Joshua Rothkopf

Jan 14, 2015

Unlike most directors, style is hardly a side dish with Michael Mann—it’s the main entrée. No one captures city lights at night or luxury cars slinking down the highway like the creator of Miami Vice, and his conversion to digital video continues to yield breathtaking results. Read full review

The Telegraph Robbie Collin

Feb 19, 2015

Only Michael Mann could have made it. And thank goodness he did. Read full review

Peter Rainer

Jan 16, 2015

Watching actors tap out code as big buzzing screens of digital data flash on the screen just doesn’t cut it. Read full review

Peter Debruge

Jan 13, 2015

The film is a snarl of contradictions, starting with the discrepancy between Mann’s obsessive demand for realism and the consistently implausible screenplay. Read full review

Louis Black

Jan 15, 2015

Blackhat plays a surprisingly flat and ever-flatter cinema texture against the careful roll-out of an elaborate plot. Not only is the pacing deliberate, but Mann often supplies only about 80% of the information needed to understand what is going on in a scene. Read full review

Michael O'Sullivan

Jan 15, 2015

Blackhat is also one of the most visually unattractive movies I’ve ever seen. Read full review

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Proteus

Jan 16, 2015

What do all film critics have in common? Answer: they have never made a movie. Look at the reviews by the uninformed. Seriously there should be a certification criteria for film critics like with other professions.

This is a brilliant movie like most or all of Micheal Manns movies. TheWhat do all film critics have in common? Answer: they have never made a movie. Look at the reviews by the uninformed. Seriously there should be a certification criteria for film critics like with other professions.

This is a brilliant movie like most or all of Micheal Manns movies. The set pieces are meticulously stage and have a particular pleasing geometry. The mood, the cities, the cinematography is classic Mann and classic excellence. Just go see the movie. There are very (very) few directors working with the level of artistic excellence that we see throughout this movie...in every edit, every performance, music choice and every frame we've been given. Bravo and thank you once again Mr. Mann.… Expand

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Markito

Jan 30, 2015

5.3 of score???? ha ha ha. That somehow reveals that we could not take it serious from this site evaluation!!! I just saw the movie and was fantastic wel balaced, and with atmnosphere and u say 5.3 of score??? very strange... I must laught at that evaluation! ha ha ha...

6 of 12 users found this helpful66

3ebfan511

Jul 7, 2015

This movie is apparently rated highly in France and Italy, but not in America. Which tells me American viewers are pretty stupid as I just watched "John Wick" which averages a 7.8 and this movie gets a 5.4...which is laughable because "John Wick" was one of the dumbest movies I ever saw inThis movie is apparently rated highly in France and Italy, but not in America. Which tells me American viewers are pretty stupid as I just watched "John Wick" which averages a 7.8 and this movie gets a 5.4...which is laughable because "John Wick" was one of the dumbest movies I ever saw in my life, directed by Keanu Reeves stunt double, with 0 plot, 0 point, and near 0 near 0 enjoyment value. I could not wait for it to be over, same with other stupid cliche action movies. While Blackhat on the other hand is not perfect, and it it very similar in feel and tone to Mann's other films, it is a decent film, which kept me guessing, kept me engaged, and had pretty good character development and was overall a pretty good movie on a subject that does not have many films made about it yet. I would rate it as one of Mann's weaker films, but, even as possibly Mann's worst film (for being similar to his others) its still much better than most of the crap pumped out by Hollywood today.… Expand

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Bshop

Jan 16, 2015

Good pacing, average story. Keep me entertained, but not much else. Reminded me of the Taken series, except with more computers and supporting characters.
There are a few good twists, but the love story felt forced (not sure why, it just did alright!). A few of the fellow patrons gasped atGood pacing, average story. Keep me entertained, but not much else. Reminded me of the Taken series, except with more computers and supporting characters.
There are a few good twists, but the love story felt forced (not sure why, it just did alright!). A few of the fellow patrons gasped at the fighting/explosion scenes, so there's that as well.
In summary, wait for rental or VOD. If you must see a movie in the near future, American Sniper provides more emotional acting and realism than this movie. I'm hungry for Chinese food now.… Expand

1 of 3 users found this helpful12

djnicey

Feb 23, 2015

I was looking forward to this movie and thought it might have a niche appeal that resulted in the low scores, but unfortunately its just a very average film. The pacing is glacial, it takes too long for the story and the characters to develop and there is no urgency to catch theI was looking forward to this movie and thought it might have a niche appeal that resulted in the low scores, but unfortunately its just a very average film. The pacing is glacial, it takes too long for the story and the characters to develop and there is no urgency to catch the perpetrators, I thought the ending wasn't a very satisfactory conclusion to the plot and thought a lot of potential had been wasted. I won't go in to the plot holes and inconsistencies as you have to suspend your reasoning for these type of films.

There were some gripping parts in the film, and it is certainly watchable, but its really a straight-to-DVD title and nothing special.… Expand

1 of 3 users found this helpful12

duncan1964

Jun 29, 2015

Hacking is a hard criminal activity to make cinematic, and while Michael Mann tries hard he never really succeeds. Hemsworth is an almost impossibly buff and attractive criminal and as he travels the world helping to apprehend the hackers the film starts to look more and more like a VersaceHacking is a hard criminal activity to make cinematic, and while Michael Mann tries hard he never really succeeds. Hemsworth is an almost impossibly buff and attractive criminal and as he travels the world helping to apprehend the hackers the film starts to look more and more like a Versace commercial. Manns visuals are as impressive as ever, but the film feels hollow and inconsequential, when it should feel vital and important… Expand

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TheSantSantSant

Sep 26, 2016

This movie was so terrible I regret watching it at all. I feel like I lost part of my life, that I wont ever get back. This movie is full of so much racism I cringed so bad. Why do white people still believe that 1. All asian women are attracted to them just because they are white? and 2.This movie was so terrible I regret watching it at all. I feel like I lost part of my life, that I wont ever get back. This movie is full of so much racism I cringed so bad. Why do white people still believe that 1. All asian women are attracted to them just because they are white? and 2. Asian men are unattractive, evil and unwanted? I've had enough of the useless propaganda coming out of the US. Chris Hemsworth, you should've known better, because i'm starting to believe that you are really as dumb as you seem in that new Ghostbusters remake.… Expand

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