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- 2015
- R
- Universal Pictures
- 2 h 13 m
- 2015
- R
- Universal Pictures
- 2 h 13 m
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.
Directed By: Michael Mann
Written By: Morgan Davis Foehl
- 2015
- R
- Universal Pictures
- 2 h 13 m
- 2015
- R
- Universal Pictures
- 2 h 13 m
Blackhat
51
5.4
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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.
Directed By: Michael Mann
Written By: Morgan Davis Foehl
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Mixed or average
Based on 37 Critic Reviews
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43% Positive
16 Reviews
16 Reviews
32% Mixed
12 Reviews
12 Reviews
24% Negative
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or average
Based on 37 Critic Reviews
51
43% Positive
16 Reviews
16 Reviews
32% Mixed
12 Reviews
12 Reviews
24% Negative
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
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.
It’s no "Heat" but the niggles are easily forgiven given the virtuosity on show and the mood oozing from every frame. No one shoots faces, architecture and gunfights like Mann.
User Score
Mixed or average
Based on 149 User Ratings
5.4
35% Positive
52 Ratings
52 Ratings
40% Mixed
59 Ratings
59 Ratings
26% Negative
38 Ratings
38 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or average
Based on 149 User Ratings
5.4
35% Positive
52 Ratings
52 Ratings
40% Mixed
59 Ratings
59 Ratings
26% Negative
38 Ratings
38 Ratings
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Shocked to see this rated so low. It's a tense, twisty, gorgeously shot action thriller with way more cinematic talent behind it than 95% of the shlock Hollywood makes these days. It does a great job of bringing Mann's usual themes (professionalism in the face of danger, honor amongst thieves, crime as operatic conflict of good vs. evil) and brings them into the modern era with one of the most realistic portrayals of hacking as a tool of theft and terrorism ever committed to film.
Hemsworth is great as a classic brooding, masculine, Mann-style tough-guy protagonist, and the Chinese brother/sister duo helping him are some of the more believable and charismatic Asian stars I've seen. The music, atmosphere, and cinematography are all painfully good. Sure it's not a super-deep story (though by the end it succeeds at transcending the basic "will they catch the bad guy" premise it starts out with), but it has heft and craftsmanship like a Kimber 1911. Ignore the critics and give this one a watch!
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Technology may have changed, cyber-crime may be all the rage, but the narrative song remains the same in films like this, and it's a tune this director knows by heart.
Watching actors tap out code as big buzzing screens of digital data flash on the screen just doesn’t cut it.
Blackhat is a mess of a movie from Michael Mann, a would-be cyberthriller slowed by stupidity and sabotaged by a stunningly silly subplot.
Blackhat is a tedious, preposterous and incoherent cyberthriller that is anything but thrilling.
Blackhat is also one of the most visually unattractive movies I’ve ever seen.
Nice movie. Got a realistic feel to it. Its all about the network, computing power and lines of coding on-screen. Lead actor is charming, though an unfit nerd would fit the role of a hacker more. Tang Wei's acting potential was wasted due to her weakness in the spoken language of English. Nonetheless, she's hot! Well, enjoyed watching all the familiar Asian actors having a role in this film.
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It's about the virtual terrorism and fighting back it in the same way.
This is the story of the United States and China, that also involves some of the southeast Asian nations when the story takes us there. So this tale is about an explosion at a Chinese nuclear plant and followed by the investigation conducted by the US and Chinese collaboration, the cops hire a convicted hacker to fast up the process and to nab the culprit who was behind the power plant disaster. These people begin their hunting by tracking the clues to the different locations and where they finally land and how it all come end told in the rest of the film.
I felt it was a too much realistic presentation. Like a documentary film quality, but full suspense filled story that stretched to over two hours. So sometimes it was very boring, because slowing down in any big development. At a time, some of the important scenes accomplished so fast like most of the action sequences. It mainly revolved around hacking plot, but was not that intelligent, so can be understood by everyone.
Initially I disliked those circuit board graphics, which I thought was a good detail, but too much for a film like this and it never looked so convincing. The film was average, but I anticipated lot better than that. I liked the actors though. Whether it was Chris Hemsworth or the Chinese counterparts, all were decent according to what the tale required. The film is not for everybody, particularly if you don't like slow narration, you should not consider it to watch. But the film is not bad for once viewing.
6/10
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I found the movie a little slow at times. The story was pretty cool once you got into it but I can see how your typical moviegoer who doesn't have the slightest understanding of this kind of stuff would get lost. I'm no computer expert but if you at least follow the basic news and know about malware you can easily understand it. I think my main issue was that the actors didn't seem too into the scenes (very laid back about the circumstances around them) and that the plot makes you think the stakes for finding the villian are very large until you get towards the end and figure it out. And finally it just felt a little drawn out. Honestly though it was still overall fun to watch. The story is different and mostly interesting so that alone I think is good enough reason to at least rent it.
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The scenes with zoomed in circuit boards running flashy lights is prolonged and unnecessary, just like the pacing of the movie and its ridiculous plot. The acting is almost as bad as the writing.
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I found the cinematography and timing poor from a technical standpoint - that is that some Scenes would be strange to be there at all and others would hold too Long. As other reviewers said, flat and unattractive with a hard to follow and from a Computer Technology standpoint yet another impossible hacker tale (no real hacker could get in that easy or fast to the Systems they Claim to penetrate in seconds)
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Production Company
Forward Pass,
Legendary Entertainment
Release Date Jan 16, 2015
Duration 2 h 13 m
Rating R
Tagline We are no longer in control
Awards
International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA)
• 2 Nominations
Huading Award
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Teen Choice Awards
• 1 Nomination
