I've been looking forward to this one and I was not disappointed. If you like slow-burn high-tech thrillers please go see this movie in the theater because it is worth it. I give it an 8 out of 10. It's ambitious to try to visualize what happens during hacking and this is one of the few movies where it's not all Hollywood fluff.
The security technology used in the movie is realistic to a degree, commands entered on the screen were conventional Unix format and the syntax was correct. I heard an interview with the director Michael Mann and the movie was made after extensive research, The acting was good, and I do not understand people that did not like the casting.
If you are in IT, and do not mind a 2 h13 min run, this film will speak to you if you pay attention to the plot line. If you are not a geek, your mileage may vary because this is not a superhero movie. People are social engineered, it's got RATs, keyboard loggers, and some special NSA code. See it with some co-workers from the IT department and you are going to have a great time.
