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21st century corporate espionage thriller for Generation Y. Stars Ryan Phillipe as an unfeasibly good-looking computer genius who discovers his employers have a sinister hidden agenda
Hollywood periodically attempts to convince us that computer wizardry is cool and exciting. From War Games and Hackers to any number of code-cracking Bond brains, we're led to believe that technological knowledge translates into world-beating power. And now comes AntiTrust, a hip, slick thriller based on the premise that the speccy kid in his bedroom can take on the multinationals... and win. Except our computer nerd hero is actually the rather sexy Ryan Phillipe, whose character, Milo Hoffman, possesses not only a huge intellect but a personality and a foxy girlfriend (Forlani) to boot. Now that is virtual reality. Milo graduates at the top of his computer science course and intends to launch a hi-tech start-up with his best friend, Teddy (Tso). Then he's approached by software giant NURV (which stands for Never Underestimate Radical Vision) to join their fast-track program development project. Despite his friends thinking he's sold-out, the offer is too good to refuse, especially when NURV boss Gary Winston (Robbins) takes a special interest in his new recruit. It only takes a few weeks for Milo to discover the dangerously corrupt nature of the company's activities. The filmmakers admit that the situations and characters depicted are not entirely fictional, and it's certainly hard not to think of Bill Gates whilst watching Robbins' impressive turn as the insidious Winston. But the film's quest for authenticity means there's a bit too much geek-speak involved, which suggests that, hunk or no hunk, the high-speed digital world hasn't shed its uncool image quite yet. |
