Blackhat might star the incredibly hunky Chris Hemsworth, but even that isn’t enough to save this film. The cyber mystery thriller follows Hathaway (Hemsworth), a furloughed prisoner, who gets enlisted to help track down an incredibly high-level cybercrime network with the help of his other hacking friends. Viola Davis also stars in this 132-minute film.
The Washington Post’s Michael O’Sullivan panned the film, criticizing everything from its dialogue to its loud volume thanks to “over-amplified sound effects.” In addition to the movie’s illogical plot holes, O’Sullivan also writes, “Blackhat is also one of the most visually unattractive movies I’ve ever seen. Seemingly shot on a shaky smartphone, [director Michael] Mann’s blurry, jerkily edited digital video is hard to read, especially during action sequences.
