# hack job michael mann's blackhat trailer review based on a conceptual premise lighter and more intellectually fleeting than a foam hammer prop wielded listlessly by a dim son of odin michael mann's blackhat looks ir worst film yet: a barely updated hd version of swordfish for the p911pdm (post 9/11 paranoia-dollar market) a tawdry mishmash / of deus "i never asked for this" ex the last white skinned samurai ('dig the asian eye candy for free') and watch dogs - all filmed in that cheap arts looking digital film that's supposed to automatically signify teh real // video here set within the shadowy world of global cybercrime(tm) '#blackhat' follows a furloughed (??) convict with big pecs played by p.f.b permanently frowning beefcake chris hemsworth and ir nondescript asian american and chinese partners as they hunt a high-level cybercrime network from chicago to los angeles to hong kong to jakarta thing about flicks like this is that the institution of 'holywooden' inherently dumbs down what could be a fantastic opportunity to address and examine the fascinating opportunities for true human to human interconnectivity offered (on e-paper at least) by the liquid interwebs - but instead choose to do just another run n' hack job with the subject matter - a subject so vitally important and fascinating to see it casually treated like this is perhaps the true cybercrime being committed the two things such a dire movie will never be able to adequately address: the 'cyber-errorist's brain dead motivations - "this isn't about money / this isn't about politics" (a political statement right there) - and the bog standard heroic antihero's motivations for helping at all that is other than a worthless snake pliskin style 'get out of jail free' card why wouldn't ey want to help anyone (other than himself?) oh no! perhaps ir's just another wired asshat who deserves to have ir plug pulled out what would be deadpan hilarious: if ey just gives up the chase half way to pose out and play a quick garme of guitar hero (bob dylan's "knockin' on heaven bored") 10 go back to drawing board mike 20 until you've thought of something less wack // republic of bob