Antitrust

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Imagine if you would, that we could link every communication machine together and be able to send any kind of data we want to any machine, pictures to mobiles, videos to computers and TVs and generally anything to anything. The inventor of such a technology would be a hero right? they’d also make millions nay billions of pounds worldwide selling their product, but what if that person had killed to gain that technology - what would you feel like then? ...
...basically a Bill Gates type character - he runs NURV - the biggest computer technology company ever, think what Microsoft are like now and you’ve got NURVs stance in this movie - everything they do becomes an instant hit, but they’re hated by the programmers world - the Computer Science students who’re trying to run their own projects from their basements, and particularly they’re hated by Teddy Chin, who along with Milo Hoffman is trying to get ... Read review

Advantages: One or two moments of intrigue, well researched
Disadvantages: Poor acting, not enough suspense, not enough made of storyline.

Ryan Phillippe stars in this techno-thriller as Milo, a brilliant computer science graduate who is recruited by the charismatic and avuncular Gary Winston (Tim Robbins), the head of NURV, a huge Seattle-based firm, which is supposed to be the biggest software selling company in the world. Winston needs Milo to finish his new digital convergence software to access all facets of modern technology, and despite his previous reservations and tenet of ...
...access to everyone, he sets about his new task with vigour, as now is his time to “make his mark.” However, he soon realises that all is not what it seems with Winston, who believes that technologically gifted youngsters could put him out of business with a high-tech start-up emerging from little more than a garage. Milo then duly uses his technological gifts to ascertain what is going on, to find out about the truth and reality of operations ... Read review

Advantages: Good acting, Lots of twists, Lots of real code, no pretend computers etc
Disadvantages: Product placement beyond a fanatic's wildest dreams, Nothing particularly new about the plot

...the film. However, Antitrust is much much simpler than the Matrix, and you don't actually have to be a computer nerd to enjoy it. If you are, you will probably identify a bit more with the characters and find certain bits quite funny. You will also be impressed by the real programming code showing up on the screens throughout. However, for those of us who are more interested in a good movie, there's plenty for us to enjoy too. From now on I will ...
...and Winston is obviously breaking antitrust laws, except that nobody can prove it. Milo (Ryan Phillipe) is a unusually cute computer geek who is taken on by Winston to finish a piece of programming which will change communications technology forever (cue evil laughter ahahahAHAHAHAHAAAAAAA). However, Milo soon realises everything isn't as it should be (what a surprise) and uses his super techno-whizz skills to try and bring down Winston and co. and ... Read review

Advantages: Good Acting
Disadvantages: Very Average Film

Anti-trust is a very average techno thriller. It all starts when computer programmer Milo (Ryan Phillipe) is headhunted by NURV, a massive software company owned by Gary Winston (Tim Robbins). Once there he believes he may have sold his soul to the corporate devil. There are various suspicious goings-on and he enlists the help of his colleague Lisa (Rachael Leigh Cook) to find out what. But once his company realises what he’s up his life is ...
...modern film, yet there’s something rather old fashioned about it in a 70’s way about it all. Instead of the usual story line of the government being the sinister nemesis, this time it’s a Microsoft style company – and NURV is a suitably dumb name for the premise that the film is precariously balanced on. There are far too many unbelievable plot twists and ludicrous situations for this to be anything more than a film to watch ... Read review

Advantages: Great performances, well-paced plot.
Disadvantages: Not quite as much technology as I had thought there would be but there's enough to be interesting and realistic.

CAST Milo Hoffman = Ryan Phillippe (Cruel Intentions, I Know What You Did Last Summer) Alice = Claire Forlani (Boys & Girls, Meet Joe Black, The Rock, Mystery Men) Gary Winston = Tim Robbins (Arlington Road, Cradle Will Rock, Dead Man Walking) Rachael Leigh Cook = (She's All That, Get Carter) Computer giant NURV unleashes it's ambitious plan to release a communication system that will change the way the world works. In order to meet this ambitious ...
...recruits Milo Hoffman to help him bring Synapse to life. A serious emphasis is made on creativity and ingenuity within the company, with Gary's creativity being the driving force behind employee motivation. Thought to be a mastermind in the computer universe, Hoffman soon realizes that a more sinister reason for his genius lurks beneath the surface. Full of twists and turns, and riveting cinematography, this movie slams you into the world of technology ... Read review