{"id":6020,"date":"2011-02-13T12:03:44","date_gmt":"2011-02-13T10:03:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/?p=6020"},"modified":"2012-01-30T12:36:02","modified_gmt":"2012-01-30T10:36:02","slug":"swordfish-starring-hugh-jackman-john-travolta-halle-berry-don-cheadle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/swordfish-starring-hugh-jackman-john-travolta-halle-berry-don-cheadle\/","title":{"rendered":"Swordfish starring Hugh Jackman, John Travolta, Halle Berry & Don Cheadle"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Swordfish<\/a>
Swordfish starring Hugh Jackman, John Travolta, Halle Berry & Don Cheadle. Directed by Dominic Sena. Written by Skip Woods. Image via maniadb.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Swordfish starring Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, John Travolta and Don Cheadle<\/strong><\/p>\n

Stanley Jobson (Hugh Jackman<\/a>) is a brilliant hacker who recently got out of jail and banned from working his mojo on computers. This suits him just fine, because all he wants to do is to see more of his young daughter Holly (Camryn Grimes). Unfortunately, his ex-wife (Drea de Matteo<\/a>)is an alcoholic bitch married to a porn industry king and has gotten full custody. \u00a0Stanley needs a lot of money to win a court battle and he doesn\u2019t have any. Knowing his weak point, Ginger (Halle Berry) finds Stanley to make him a dangerous offer: her boss Gabriel (John Travolta<\/a>) needs the best hacker for a highly illegal job and is ready to pay Stanley millions for his services. While Stanley doesn\u2019t want to go back to jail, \u201chelping\u201d Gabriel seems like the only solution. Unfortunately, Gabriel is a lot more dangerous and psychotic than Stanley first estimated, Ginger seems to be full of secrets and the F.B.I agent Roberts (Don Cheadle<\/a>) \u2013 the very agent who put Stanley behind bars in the first place- is after Gabriel and wants to use Stanley to get to him. How the hell will Stanley survive and get Holly back?<\/p>\n

**<\/p>\n

Swordfish is one kick-ass action\/thriller. It starts with a blast, and some dialogue that only foreshadows how crazy and well-prepared Gabriel is. John Travolta makes a great villain<\/a>. And Gabriel is even scarier and more powerful than his Broken Arrow<\/a> character because well, the villains and the good guys in Swordfish have some really fine grey areas. The writing is fast, the action is satisfactory and despite defying logic in some areas, it is one hell of a ride. Directed by Dominic Sena (Gone in Sixty Seconds, Kalifornia, Season of the Witch). Written by Skip Woods (Hitman<\/a>, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, The A- Team<\/a>).<\/p>\n

8\/10 for the entertainment value.<\/p>\n

Favorite scenes:<\/strong><\/p>\n

– When Gabriel (John Travolta) goes all ballistic to shake their tail in the street \u2013 while making Stanley drive.<\/p>\n

– Everything about Gabriel\u2019s getting in, and getting out plan.<\/p>\n

Fun notes: <\/strong><\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Stanley\u2019s ex-wife is played by Drea de Matteo \u2013 who played Angie on Desperate Housewives in the show\u2019s 6th<\/sup> season. She also played Joey\u2019s sister in the Friends spin-off Joey.<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Hugh Jackman co-starred with Halle Berry 3 more times: The X-Men trilogy<\/a>.<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dominic Sena has directed Nicolas Cage twice: 2000\u2019s action film Gone in Sixty Seconds and 2011\u2019s fantasy action Season of the Witch.<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Nicolas Cage<\/a> and John Travolta starred in Face\/Off<\/a> together where both of them played the villain and the good guy in the same movie.<\/p>\n

Also on Hugh Jackman:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hugh Jackman Trivia<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n

Someone Like You starring Hugh Jackman, Ashley Judd and Greg Kinnear<\/a><\/p>\n

6 Hollywood Stars That Would Make 20-Year-Olds Jealous<\/a><\/p>\n

Hollywood\u2019s Tall Actors<\/a> feat. Hugh Jackman, Gerard Butler, Paul Walker& more<\/p>\n

Hugh Jackman: My Favorite Australian<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/strong><\/p>\n

Other Don Cheadle Movies:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Iron Man 2 starring Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle & Scarlett Johansson<\/a><\/p>\n

Brooklyn\u2019s Finest starring Richard Gere, Ethan Hawke & Don Cheadle<\/a><\/p>\n

Also on John Travolta<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Broken Arrow starring John Travolta, Christian Slater and Samantha Mathis<\/a><\/p>\n

Mad City starring Dustin Hoffman and John Travolta<\/a><\/p>\n

Face\/Off starring John Travolta and Nicolas Cage<\/a><\/p>\n

Pulp Fiction<\/p>\n

6 Movies with Brilliant Casts feat. Hairspray starring John Travolta<\/a><\/p>\n

From Paris with Love starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers and John Travolta<\/a><\/p>\n

Basic starring John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson<\/a><\/p>\n

Phenomenon starring John Travolta, Robert Duvall and Kyra Sedgwick<\/a><\/p>\n

Favorite Actors to Play Villains feat. Nicolas Cage, John Travolta and more<\/a><\/p>\n

Actor Musicians and Musician Actors: Feat. John Travolta and Bruce Willis<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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