Swordfish

Techno tosh, but fitfully great fun all the same.

Swordfish looks like the result of a nasty explosion down at the Plot Works. It's skillfully mounted and fitfully intriguing...

Blowing the cobwebs from hacker movies while keeping the crash-slam fans salivating, Swordfish is one of the better offerings in this summer's under-stocked blockbuster lake.

Director Dominic Sena (Gone In 60 Seconds) puts things into testosterone-and-adrenaline overdrive, delivering a healthy portion of chases leavened with high-tech gadgetry and a helping of raunchy under-the-table sex and high-profile nudity.

The two great action scenes in Swordfish come during the film's first and last 10 minutes.