jack stansfield ( harrison ford ) and a family man who run the computer security at a major multinational bank and find himself have to hack his own system to help a high tech bank robber ( paul bettany ) who have kidnap jack family . the story be rather old yet this type of movie can still make for a good popcorn film . some action and thrill and humor with a little substance can equal a good time at the movie . however and firewall doesn not fit this description . it be a dull and empty and generic thriller that offer very little . the first forty five minute move very slowly and nothing really happen . the character be all one dimensional and boring and the story be just too straightforward and unoriginal . the second half of the movie be a bit more exciting . the film even manage to produce some exciting scene though they be few and far in between . the only reason why this film go to theater instead of video be because of the cast . most of the actor give pretty good performance which save the film from be really bad . harrison ford be over 60 year old yet he still a good action star than some people in their 30 . he give a decent performance a jack but he doesn not really seem to be try . virginia madsen play his wife and she offer a good performance . it easy to see why they want her in the next indiana jones movie . paul bettany play the villain and he give a good performance even though his character be a little weak and not very scary . the bad performance in the movie go to mary lynn rajskub who play janet . her performance be really bad and she doesn not even seem to be try . she carry the same expression and tone throughout the entire movie . it be scary that she manage to get work . the kid in the movie be okay and they be tolerable . if you do give the movie a try and then do not take it too seriously . it be not realistic at all which be obvious but sometimes people forget that when they watch this type of movie . it be also very easy to see where thing be go so if you want something that will test you and then do not watch it . they try to build up suspense with loud music but it doesn not work very well . richard loncraine do a good job with wimbledon but he do a poor job here . maybe the problem be the script which could have be write by a nine year old . joe forte be a rookie writer and that pretty obvious . he fill the script with a bunch of clichés and theyre all a bit tire and old . honestly and firewall isn not far from a television film and it isn not really worth watch in theater . in the end and firewall be just another generic thriller that not really worth watch . rating negative .