Firewall

As the years have gone on Harrison Ford has been able to adapt his changing body to continue making action films that still entertain audiences. Most of the films he does now are more cerebral then jumping and running stunt work, but their still exciting and fun to watch. This film keeps the audience on the edge of their seats and is a very tight story with real science and technology to back up the plot from beginning to end. These types of action films have become more sophisticated and rely on more brain power than physical action, and the audience has evolved to accept them for it.
When Jack Stanfield’s family is kidnapped he is forced to rob the bank where he has just finished installing a state-of -the-art security system. Like the movie "Swordfish" the audience is given a technology lesson so that they understand the terms and the action that goes on is believable. With the added standby story element of revenge this tale is able to hold the audiences attention as well as present a new aspect to an age old storyline. Robert Loncraine does a superb job as director and keeps the story nice and taut so that there isn’t a chance for the plot to stray from it’s course.
This film shows that Ford is not to be trifled with, he can still pull his weight when it comes to exciting movies that audiences want to see. With the action that drives the movie we’re given a chance to see an action star evolve his craft to the next stage of his career. With this evolution we see that there is a strong future after action films that use less stunts and more brain power, so with an audience that is demanding more from their action films, and their actors, we see that there is a place for these action stars, if they truly know how to act in the first place.