Michael Mann directs Chris Hemsworth, Tang Wei and Viola Davis in this globe trotting hacker hunt thriller.

Left me cold at the cinema on release but worked just fine the second time on the small screen. A slick, sparse process movie that reminds me of a cooler version of all the cyber security training videos I have to watch at work once a month. There’s a blankness to the acting, a brutalism to the landscapes. When action ignites it has the punch and the edge that only Mann can deliver. The exotic romanticism and seductive capabilities of Miami Vice are leant into even harder here by one of my favourite auteurs.

7

Perfect Double Bill: Swordfish (2001)

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