Great sets, innovative technology and brilliant acting make
Paranoia a summer treat. For Jock
Goddard played by Harrison Ford, duplicity is simply a hat trick. He plays the good guy with sincerity and aplomb
while his bald head gives him added stature.
Nicolas Wyatt (Gary Oldman) is another badass corporate CEO and keeps
the suspense building. While for looks,
Adam Cassidy (Liam Hemsworth) as the how –could-I -have -been -so -stupid
innocent is more than boy candy. He gets
to work his acting chops while surrounded by this great cast. Lest we not forget Emma Jennings (Amber
Heard) who has some killer lines in the opening scene. She jumps onto the Beautyrest with Adam then
throws him out in the AM without telling him her name. “I’m not into Bridge and Tunnel guys, “she says
as she closes the door on Adam’s beautiful buttocks. And Paranoia was written by guys--Jason Hall
and Barry Levy.
Richard Dreyfuss (Frank Cassidy) as Adam’s father takes his
moments and makes the most of every line. He gets a firm giggle out of the audience
when he comes close to groping his nurse’s derriere. May not sound funny, buy Dreyfuss makes it
funny. Comedy is his gift.
Robert Lukedic has directed a thriller about technology with
the cell phone the star of this kind of big brother fear of being watched by
everyone. With GPS in the newer cell
phones, tracking as well as recording from a cell phone is a reality. The most outstanding scene is when all the
protagonists come together in a gangland style meeting and Goddard says, “All
cell phones on the table and remove the batteries.” Cell phones have replaced guns.
Paranoia is a techno thriller about two companies, Wyatt and
Goddard, who spy on each other for the most innovative servers, processors and
inventions. The CEO’s of these companies
will steal each other’s technology and murder at the click of a mouse.
Adam Cassidy is strapped with hospital fees for his ailing
father, Frank. Hoping to get a top paying
job, he meets with Nicolas Wyatt who is the head of Wyatt Industries. Wyatt needs to get a transformer for his
latest line of cell phones and has hired a team of young techies to make a presentation. A newbie to the screen, Lucas Till plays
Kevin, a sort of techno wizard and adds a fresh face and more talent to this
ensemble.
Adam becomes a pawn for Wyatt Industries and agrees to spy
on Goddard’s inventions by becoming an employee of Goddard. It is refreshing to see good old fashioned
running as a thrilling chase scene and even more refreshing to witness the end of
this crackerjack thriller with a hot built in love story to boot. The
look of this film is as slick as the acting and you will not regret your wise
choice in seeing Paranoia.
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