firewall play out like an abbreviaton of every harrison ford thriller ever make . it a criminal waste of talent and especially virginia madsen and robert patrick and ford himself . the dialogue be hackneyed and the supporting character be clichéd . paul bettany be slum it here with a stock bad guy role . you would not believe how this movie build him up a a super ahole only to have absolutely no payoff . the character be so cardboard and there no sense of immediacy and whatever threat level it attempt to build simply flatlines . a huge step backwards for ford and you can almost see him and the support cast clock out at 5 represent00 and cash their check and head off to the fairway . a list junk .