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I have had the chance to watch Harrison Ford’s latest film, “Firewall” on DVD. He is Jack Stanfield, a bank's security chief who has designed a computer system and firewall to protect the bank from fraud. One day, after being introduced to a man named Bill Cox who is interested in working with Jack on a security project, Jack finds himself ambushed by Cox who pointed a gun at him. Jack finds out that Coc and his gang want him to hack through the bank’s computer security and transfer $100 million to Cox's offshore bank accounts, failing which his family will be killed.

Harrison Ford looks tired in this film but maybe it’s to fit in his character as a seasoned employee who has been serving the bank for twenty years, hence Jack Stanfield’s age. Paul Bettany, who played the obedient yet murderous Silas in The Da Vinci Code, fits the character well as the antagonist. The story somehow relates rather closely to the environment I am in, at least for now. However, one can easily feel that it did not quite succeed in reaching that part of you. The scenes where Jack tries his very best to save his family that should touch your emotion failed to achieve their aim. Overall, dialogues are good and I remember at least two memorable quotes:

Sarah Stansfield: Why do you hate us so much?
Bill Cox : I don't hate you Sarah, I just don't care about you.

Willy : I made a mistake. Sorry.
Bill cox : We all make mistakes, Willy. Just not as many as you do.

“Firewall” does entertain and may entertain you though in the film, the wall never caught fire.

Rating: two and a half stars