The Net 2.0

The Net 2.0 is an above average movie for its genre.It is basically the story of a woman who has her identity along with her life stolen,as if she never existed.she must then try to get it back.this movie is not a sequel to the original.in fact it has none of the characters from that movie.nevertheless,it is suspenseful,riveting and action packed.there are of course a few plot twists,some predictable,others not.the acting is more than decent,especially from Nikki Deloach(TV's North Shore) as Hope Cassidy,the main character.She is very credible as a woman who has lost everything.the supporting cast are also strong.the direction is a bit suspect at times,as the director utilizes many jump shots throughout.A jump shot is essentially a type of camera trick.this is used to make the action flashier for the audience.However,it has been done so much before that audiences are mot impressed.minor quibble aside,however,Net 2.0 is overall a well done,entertaining and fun movie.well worth your 90 minutes. 7/10

When I purchased The NET & "Net 2.0" DVD-box I tought that I'm buying one mediocre movie (1), and one sh*tty movie: "2.0". But thanks to heavens that also "2.0" was better than advertised.

After watching the movie, it was quite entertaining. Nice acting and nice scenery, Of course the theme of the movie was little bit repeating from the original "The Net", but then again.. its permitted, it's "2.0".. and you cant make sequel without repeating the theme of identify theft on sequel, can you? In the end, I Think that this movie is slightly better than first one (not lots of, but barely, see it yourself). Because it's more fresher than 1995 movie.

6/10, don't judge the book by it's covers.

Drink a shot each time the voiceover says "hope," and you'll be wasted before the opening scene is over. The main character, Hope, is supposed to be tech-savvy, but one of the first scenes depicts her using a public wi-fi. Pretty soon we realize she (Hope) is an immature, impulsive, arrogant and dim-witted person, and it's a miracle she managed to live this long, so flashing her bank account in front of strangers seemed to be on-brand for her.

She (remember her name? It's Hope) moves to another country, but it turns out her passport is about to expire, so she can't secure a work visa. Surely it happens all the time with adult people traveling for work. The consulate gives her a temporary ID with the wrong name, but instead of returning it to wait for a proper document, she just takes it because why not. Definitely a mature thing to do. Shortly after, chaos ensues, and Hope finds herself robbed of identity by Keegan Connor Tracy (presumably kidnapped from Canada to Turkey and forced to do something even worse than Uwe Boll or Lifetime) and chased by the police. Trying to prove she hadn't committed any crimes, she commits a variety of crimes. While all of this happens, some of the worst "moaning in the desert" middle-easternish score you've ever heard is playing.

At some point there's a 04:20 countdown seen on the screen, which might be a subtle reference to the fact that whoever wrote the script was stoned the entire time, so you shouldn't be surprised that there's, for example, a scene where Hope basically asks a "supercomputer" to hack itself, which it does because why not.

There are no easy answers with this particular film.There are both an obvious and perhaps a not so obvious conclusion.Hope Cassidy(Nikki Deloach)is an adroit and capable computer scientist trained in Network Security.This though might be both the problem and the solution,that is appearances are a most definite limit.What kind of a person is so qualified?That is the question as to this particular inquiry is asked only because adroit as this characterization might be this young women is unmistakably unaware.Her actions and even her in ability to act run contrary to her apparently very capable handling of what appears to be an attack upon A Network Server.This story is not entirely present in mind body and spirit and part of the blame seems to belong to the protagonist,one Hope Cassidy(Nikki Deloach).This young womens handling of sensitive information is almost foolish it is so reckless.The open bank account information appearing not only in full view but a Black Hat would of gotten what he came for and perhaps he did.The draining the account of some 44 million dollars as she was hopelessly unaware I could not place.Why would this not set off an alarm that would of threatened the security of the entire voyage.The complication arising with the bracelet(a tracking device)with Hope Cassidy is another one of the hard to place perceptions.This characterization possesses a naive tourist position however it does not allows us to be as capable as she reportedly is suppose to be.The un-nerving quality of her visit suggests that there was no care given to her safety or well being with again her character not being all there with her wallet and identity being stolen.This simply materialized like much of the story line as hard to believe.It was not uninteresting however it was also a curiosity that caused this viewer to look at this film a second time, as both appearances as well as the characterization were hard to straigthen out.It is thought by some that all as it were White Hats have had some experience as a Black Hat or even perhaps still wear a black hat when the sun goes down.This film has a quality that is that,that this film irregardless is not what it seems as both interests share a common ground.It is revealed that Hope Cassidy was being closely tracked the entire picture with a truly unfriendly "boyfriend" being a virtual Russian operative involved in arms shipments.This is part of the problem as the worlds terrorists have been educated in American schools as this is not entirely substantive either though this indeed materializes.This film eventually unfolds to include Interpol whereby Hope Cassidy is in actuality undercover.The entire film as has been stated elsewhere is not given the air of this type of involvement,yet this is indeed the involvement which has been present from the start.It is not simple to see and it is not entirely present as well.This is that way something that is hard to believe is perhaps not what we may of thought we were looking at.The miking and as it were spying evident very early on has apparently closed in and it is part of the complicated make-up of this film.It is not without care however this is a undercover operation whereby Hope Cassidy is the bait.Does this work ? It,this film may not be convincing though it is not entirely present as well.It is ultimately a critical choice as to this films desirability.There are many persons to be certain that are included in this film and many events leave both destruction and death in there wake.It is a film that requires more than it provides and to some it is the equal to coming up short in the pictures story telling ability.

OK this film (tape?) has a fair few flaws, but not really that many, at least compared with The Net 1. As it mentions in the end credits, the movie was shot entirely on HD Video, something we're going to see a lot more of, and this must have a very significant impact on production costs.

Nevertheless, I can forgive it most of its faults except one. The laughably unrealistic portrayal of computer screens. Why do all Hollywood directors think that computer screens need to have two-inch-high fonts and animated doohickeys all over the place? This sort of movie is inevitably going to be watched by dweebs all over the planet who simply will not put up with this sort of thing.

Takedown, I think, was the only film I've ever seen which had believable computer screens. Given the subject matter, just as well. So why not this one? There is simply no excuse. There are just too many computer-literate ppl out there now, and they all switch off as soon as they spot rubbish like that. It ruins the whole experience. Truly. If not for that, I would have given it an 8 or 9.