I.T. (2016)
Mike Regan is a successful, self-made man who has it all: a gorgeous wife, a beautiful teenage daughter and a sleek, state-of-the-art “smart home”. But he soon finds himself in a deadly, high-stakes game of cat-and-mouse when his I.T. consultant, Ed, starts using his skills to stalk Mike’s daughter and endanger his family, his business, and his life. In a world where there is no privacy, and personal secrets can go viral by the click of a mouse, Mike needs to rely on his old connections to defeat a new kind of nemesis.
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Intense, gripping, stylish and poignant
A Major Disappointment
Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.
This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.
In this day and age of the internet taking over our lives, this movie seemed like a really good premise. Pierce Brosnan is Mike Regan, owner of a private aircraft firm that is going to try and start up a Uber-type business for private jets. He needs money and his company is going to go public with its stock as long as the SEC approves.When a presentation goes awry because of a computer glitch, a temp employee named Edward fixes the glitch. Mike warms to him and invites the man to his house to help him speed up his internet. Little does he know he has invited the fox into the hen house. When Edward starts to cross the line between employee and friend, Mike cuts him off, then fires him. Upset, Edward hacks Mike's house's security system and takes over control of it. He then starts making life for Mike and his family a living hell. Up to this point, the movie was pretty inventive and imaginative. Then it loses steam. The second half is just a series of overdone action tropes as Mike tries to get Edward out of his life. That was probably the most disappointing thing is how the first half was great and then I was let down. There was a recent episode of the X-Files reboot in which Scully and Mulder are under assault by the "internet" and it was done way better. Had I.T. not gotten lazy in the second half and addressed some real concerns about the invasion of privacy, rather than going for the cheap thrills, it would have been a much better movie. Still it is worth a watch.I was planning to turn my home into a smart home prior to seeing this movie. I think I will just stick to switching on the lights and thermostat myself.
The worst film ever. I don't understand why Pierce Brosnan agreed to act in this film? The plot is "0". Extremely stupide story (a millionare has got nobody in the worls to help him and he's fighting personally with a freak), bad acting, even worse direction, dialogs wrritten by amators. I was irritated at the end.
I.T. is exactly what it aspires to be, and thank God for that! It's a properly executed contemporary thriller that keeps you on the edge of the seat. It consists of all the usual components: modern technology, fast paced action, solid acting, lovely women and good score. There's suspense, there's violence, it's beautifully shot and nicely edited. It also revolves around a major (conservative) theme of a family man who has to face danger in order to protect his beautiful family. Pierce Brosnan (whose Irish Dreamtime co-produced the film) stars in a role that one would rather expect for Harrison Ford ("Firewall") or Mel Gibson ("Edge of Darkness"). A man in his early 60s Brosnan doesn't lose any of his boyish charm but at the same time he is surprisingly convincing as both, successful businessman and furious family man taking revenge. The climax of the film (NO SPOILER) may seem a bit overdone but again, it only confirms that it's a traditionally crafted thriller. In short: if you know what to expect (and you should know!), you will enjoy it.
It was very predictable, and had given away the crux within the first 1/5 of the showtime. I find it hard to believe why would someone, the lead character in the movie, be so naive. There are several loose ends and one wonders - why not this, why not that, etc.Though the title was not very intriguing, I fell for the lead actor in the movie and thought it cannot be very bad.