WarGames Reviews

Basically, it is one of those movies I have been hearing about for years and I was definitely eager to finally check it out. Eventually, it turned out to be a really solid thriller and probably the most convincing movie dealing with hacking that I have seen so far. You see, I have been working in the ICT branch for many years and even though I’m not a expert (the cause of so much frustrations for my dear colleagues…), it is always pretty neat to see a movie about this subject but it is always disappointing how ridiculous and unconvincing all the computer stuff turn out to be portrayed. This flick was however an exception. Indeed, even though I have no clue if what the main character did was actually possible, it seemed possible and what he did with his computer usually made sense. The other thing I enjoyed is the way those two high-school kids were portrayed and both Matthew Broderick and Ally Sheedy provided some decent performances. Unfortunately, even though the whole thing was really entertaining, it was still a little too far-fetched for my taste and there were still some major plot-holes. Still, for a thriller dealing with computers, it was pretty good, I really enjoyed it and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.