If you’ve seen the previews for “Paranoia,” you’ve pretty
much seen the movie. It’s mildly interesting to see Gary Oldman and Harrison Ford
(sporting a bald head) chew the scenery in their few scenes together. And star
Liam Hemsworth is pure eye candy even if he can’t act. Director Robert Luketic
gives us an electronic score; quick, jarring cutaways; sleek, modern interiors
and a hip hero with a posse of nerdy, cute co-workers. Unfortunately, the story
lacks any originality and creates little tension.
Adam Cassidy (Hemsworth) is struggling to pay for his father’s
(Richard Dreyfuss) hospital bills and after his presentation to his boss,
Nicolas Wyatt (Oldman), fails to impress, Adam and his gang are fired. Then
Adam is told that Wyatt wants him to go to work for the competition – Wyatt’s
onetime business partner, Jock Goddard (Ford) – to steal the design of a new
smart phone. Adam doesn’t want to, but Wyatt blackmails him so he has no
choice. Caught between to tech moguls, Adam starts to feel the pressure when
the FBI moves in. The straightforward conclusion is disappointing and the
obvious twist, if you can call it that, is superficial and unbelievable. In the
real world, Adam would get eaten alive by people like Wyatt and Goddard. Save
your money and wait for “Paranoia” on cable. 8/17/13
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