i like harrison ford . he be fun to watch a indiana jones and han solo . even his jack ryan film be and for the most part and watchable . ( they be certainly easy to sit through than that piece of nonsense star ben affleck a jack ryan and that for sure . ) but a ford age and he really should work on play more character role . he play jack stanfield like role so many time that there be nothing more or new he can bring to his performance . he also not the most diversely ranged actor . he pretty much run the gamut of emotion from highly enrage to enrage when he play these role and be they in frantic ( 1998 ) and patriot game ( 1992 ) or air force one ( 1997 ) and all of which i enjoy far more than firewall . once again and ford play someone who have to rescue his family from danger and get the bad guy at the same time . even ignore the one gigantic plot hole in this film bill cox ( paul bettany ) meticulously plan his dastardly deed after seemingly month of research and but then be ignorant of one incredibly crucial point the film sputter along without much energy . there certainly be very few thrill in this thriller . and for a thriller that be mean to be taut and this one awfully loose and riddled with coincidence and no more so than in the climax . the manner in which stanfield find the bad guy be truly laughable . virginia madsen get a well deserve boost from sideways ( 2004 ) . and if her filmography be any indication and it seem she have attach herself to some interesting film . however and as brilliant a she be in sideways and she thoroughly waste in firewall and serve merely a a decoration for ford . substitute anne archer from the jack ryan film or wendy crewson from air force one and you will know what i mean . the infuriating thing about watch firewall be know that and consider the cast and it above the line cost alone be in the million of dollar . throw production and publicity cost in and youre talk a good fortune . now and just imagine how many wonderful $ 3 million to $ 5 million and or less and picture could have be make instead of this rubbish .