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IQ__ ___________ A&E ’Swordfish* is a world of scandal and deceit The CI ac I ìamas P rìnt WedNEsdAy, N ovem B er 28 , 2001 CHRISTINA MCFARLAND Staff Writer “Swordfish” turned out to be one of the few good films I’ve seen lately. It is an ac- tion/thri 1 ler filled with sur prises. The film stars Hugh Jackman as Stanley Jobson. At one point in his life he was the most dangerous hacker in the world. However, after hacking into a FBI program that was doing Big Brother like surveillance on Ameri cans, Stanley found himself in jail. Now free from prison, he lives alone and penniless in a trailer, banished from all com puter contact. But one day a sultry woman named Ginger (Halle Berry) shows up at his door, requesting his presence at her employer’s. All he has to do is meet him, and Stanley will receive $1 million and the chance to get his daughter back from his porn star ex- wife. Stanley agrees because he longs to be with his daugh ter. Ginger and Stanley soon meet with Gabriel Shear (John Travolta). Gabriel soon re veals to Stanley what he needs his hacking abilities for. There exists a hidden slush fund accumulated by the Drug Enforcement Agency in a money-laundering scheme, code-named “swordfish.” Gabriel wants to get a hold of this $9 billion for his own ben efit. Stanley can understand that, but he disagrees with the idea. But the idea of getting his daughter back and receiv ing $10 million doesn’t sound so bad either. He agrees to take the mission. There is also some chemis try involved in the film be tween Ginger and Stanley. They never act upon it, maybe because signals are somewhat mixed, or perhaps because Gabriel and Ginger’s relation ship is unclear. Soon after Stanley agrees to take the mis sion, he finds Ginger wearing The hard-core cast of "Swordfish, “ from left to right: Ginger (Halle Barry), Gabriel Shear (John Travolta), Agent Roberts (Don Cheadle) and Stanley (Hugh Jackman). comes a thrilling fight to the in Los Angeles. When a wire. She confesses she’s end. __ _ Stanley finds himself at the with the DEA and advises him This was an awesome movie. World Banc Investors Group, to act casual, not telling It truly is one of the best films he learns the truth about Gabriel. Stanley agrees. I have seen lately. There’s an Gabriel ’ s twisted scheme. So In order for this operation to interesting twist at the end that Stanley comes up with an idea work, they need to find a bank makes it. all the better. I to put a kink in Gabriel’s plan. with the adequate computer strongly recommend renting equipment and satellite con However, Gabriel’s smarter this one. than Stanley thinks, and it be tacts. Fortunately, there’s one Television’s new fall lineup falls flat DANIEL MERYS Staff Writer Autumn is upon us and of course, the most exciting part of this season is...television! The net works have submitted shows for bur approval and, with the excep tion of two, they all suck. We’ll go through the networks one by one and review the new fall lineups. “Alias,” ABC’s new action drama, airs on Sundays at 9 p.m. Jennifer Garner plays Sydney Bristow, an athletic grad student who finds out that her employer, a top-secret division of the CIA, has some secrets that not only put her life in danger but also threaten the security of the free world. Appar ently, she was recruited during her freshman year of college when she .was shy and introverted. But now she’s an ass-kicking secret agent. Right. This show is a blatant rip* off of the show “La Femme Nikita,” which ripped off the movie “ Point of No Return,” which ripped off the French film “ La Femme Nikita.” “ Thieves” isn’t much better. John Stamos plays Johnny, an old- school charm-your-way-into-the- mansion-style thief. His partner Rita, played by Melissa George, is all about hi-tech gadgetry .and ex plosives. Together they make the perfect team, until they’re caught by the FBI. But the Feds offer them a “get out of jail free” card. Now these career criminals have to re- cover’things that the FBI has some how misplaced: national art trea sures, underworld secrets and nuclear launch codes...that kind of thing. Did they check between the couch cushions? The show’s premise is utterly ridiculous and the urge to change the channel is nigh overwhelming. If you can suspend disbelief for an hour, then you’ll like ‘Thieves.” It plays Fridays at 9 p.m. CBS has rolled the dice yet again and spewed forth another Ellen DeGeneres sitcom. This time Ellen, also the name of the show, is a teacher. After Ellen’s highly publi cized break-up with Anne Heche, CBS apparently figured that people still give a damn that Ellen DeGeneres is a lesbian. “Ellen” is on. The two halfway-decent new shows both belong to Fox, home of demon-spawn ‘Temptation Island.” "24," starring Keifer Sutherland, is far and away the best new show to come along in the past few years. Sutherland is Jack Bauer, a member of the CIA’s counter-terrorism unit. His mission is to stop the assassi nation of a presidential candidate, Senator David Palmer. The show is based around the events of a single day, with each episode being an hour of that day. “24” airs Tuesdays at 9 p.m., with a replay on Friday evenings, also at 9 p.m.. Also on Fox is “ The Tick,” star ring Patrick Warburton (Puddy from Seinfeld) as the blue-suited super hero. Along for the ride are his side kicks, Aurthur, played by David Burk, Captain Liberty, played by Liz Vassey and Batmanuel, played by Nestor Carbonell (who almost man ages to steal the show). Not as great as the cartoon, but “Men in Black” producer Barry Sonnenfeld comes as humanly possible. With ‘The Tick,” “24,” ‘Titus,” “Malcolm in the Middle,” “Unde clared,” ‘That 70s Show” and ‘The Simpsons,” Fox has managed to turn itself into the best network on tele vision. Right: "The Tick, played by Patrick Warburton Left: "The Moth, played by David Burke Photos courtesy of "The Tick" official website
