Antitrust

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This film isn't about Bill Gates. Honest. By mentioning him in the first 10 minutes that makes it so. Nonsense it does. Despite the fact that the starting credits were written in bad HTML that wouldn't validate on HTMLHelp.Com, I suppose the point is that you should suspend belief and enjoy the tale of the Open Source fans taking on the giant corporation and its power hungry chief. Of course the predictable stuff all happens, but this is one for a certain market -- the geek who'll spend hours buying DVDs of it, downloading it on the Internet etc; and being the only film of this type it will succeed accordingly.

This is the story of a whiz kid programmer who is offered a dream job to work at a software giant. The film takes pains early on to make certain that no one assumes this firm to be Microsoft. The cast, headed by Tim Robbins, all do a pretty decent job in the acting department, which is amazing considering that the remainder of the cast are all relative unknowns. The story itself is a bit shaky but carried by the cast. There is a decent bit of suspense towards the end and the viewer is at least kept interested and entertained. I thought the screenplay was pretty well written and the directorship is also fairly good. All in all, nothing to write home about, but not too bad. I gave this film a 6 along with most other reviewers.

I give Ant-Trust a B+, or a 8 out of 10, in my system means enyone who likes sci-fi, this is a must-see! I enjoyed the cool cast: Ryan Phillipe,Claire Forlani, and Rachel Leigh Cook. The movie delivers good action. I enjoyed the movie and am looking forward to seeing it again! Rachel Leigh Cook does a straight role, Ryan Phillipe doing a funny, but serious role, and Claire Forlani doing a funny and serious role. The movie isn't all that great, but I enjoyed it! Rent it! It delivers good action and science ficion! I reccomend it to science fiction and thriller fans.

I had this DVD lying around for a couple of weeks and i wasn't really expecting to much from hence not watching this for a while. I was pleasently suprised with Antitrust in the end. Antitrust is a film about a group of youngsters who are computer experts (Geeks) who are close to coming up with a system that will change the way we will communicate for ever. The problem is that a massive company N.U.R.V lead by Gary Winston ( Tim Robbins)are also close to it. N.U.R.V headhunt one of the young men , Milo Hoffman (Ryan Phillippe) but fail to get any other of the computer experts. While Hoffman works for the company his computer friends mysteriously die and he eventually discovers that there is more to his new company than meets the eye. This is fast moving and fairly well acted although the role Tim Robbins plays is fairly simular to the one he plays in the film Arlington Road. Thoroughly enjoyable. 7 out of 10.

Facts: 1. Yes, I am a geek. 2. Yes, this film will appeal to other geeks - but only authentic ones that actually get excited about geeky things. Not ones that waste time in chat rooms. 3. Yes I did laugh out loud at the whole satellite IP address thing (and no subnet masking!!). 4. Yes I did groan out loud at the repetitive adverts for Pepsi. 5. Yes I did spot the blatant suggestion about Sun being 'the good guys'. If you have the faintest idea of what I am talking about, go see the film. You will enjoy it. If not, then wait for the Matrix 2.

AntiTrust is a film that all cyber geeks can relate to. The film stars the up and coming Ryan Phillpee as Milo a computer hacker who goes to work for a company that isn't what it seems. The film is fast paced and one of my favorite actors Tim Robbins makes a great villian.

I watched it already twice on DVD and I found it even more interesting than the first time because there were many elements I didn't pay enough attention. The story begins a little bit slow but starts from the second part into a classic fast paced high-tech thriller. The director and producer made here a great job and the young actors delivered a solid performance. Tim Robbins included. The movie shows us in a very realistic way how every citizen or employee could be observed today by the computer eye. This let me nearly without any words and I was very thoughtful after I have seen the film. Worth seeing. My vote: 7/10.

Even with the typically unlikeable Ryan Phillippe, AntiTrust was actually a decent film to watch. From the obvious Microsoft tie-ins to the geek-thriller story line, I'm absolutely puzzled no one went to see this film. Sure, it isn't top notch in the genre sense, but at least it was a welcome diversion from the typical serial killer-rapist-cop drama that typically winds up the "thriller" label. Strangely enough, Rachel Leigh Cook is in the credits, but she wasn't in the film enough. Talk about a let-down! So, take a look at this film. Much like me, you might be surprised by the outcome. 7/10