The Net 2.0 (2006)

From the producers of The Net comes the gripping sequel. Nikki Deloach (TVs North Shore) stars as Hope Cassidy a beautiful young woman who has her life thrown into turmoil when after arriving in Istanbul to start a new job she finds all her she finds her credit cards useless her bank account empty and her identity stolen. Hope must fight back to clear her false identity one that is accused of robbery and murder and re-claim her life before it is too late.System Requirements:Features: Anamorphic Widescreen Presenation (1.78 aspect ratio) Audio: Engish French Spanish Portuguese Thai Japanese Director's Commentary Subtitles: English French Chinese Spanish Portuguese Thai Japanese Running Time: 93 MinFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE/THRILLERS Rating: R UPC: 043396134874 Manufacturer No: 13487 Product Description

"The Net 2.0": Updated with Recycled Materials

The greatest thing about "The Net: 2.0" is the location. The film was shot in Turkey (entirely on HD video) and the city of Istanbul provides a very colorful and exotic backdrop to the story which is just predictable, often impossible and not very thrilling.

The film follows an American computer security expert Nikki Cassidy (Nikki Deloach) who finds a new job in Istanbul. She needs a change; needs something different, something very exciting. Nikki flies to Turkey, leaving her reluctant boyfriend behind, and there she is wrongly accused of the murders by the local authority.

`The Net: 2.0" uses so many clichéd narrative and visual techniques taken from other better thrillers including its original: flashbacks, voiceovers, fast-forwards and jump-cuts, mysterious (and unreliable) strangers, stolen IDs and high-tech machines. Director Charles Winkler gives bits of car chase here, hand-to-hand fights there, and some tricks using James Bond-like hand-made gadgets in between.

Still we are not excited at all. But how can we? The film totally forgets to explain certain important things. Why doesn't she just phone someone in the US? Being a computer expert who actually meets clients, Nikki must know someone who can help her. How was the money withdrawn from her bank account? And most of all, as to the mastermind of this conspiracy, why not bribe her (or someone else) instead of preparing intricate setups?

`The Net 2:0" shows several great aerial shots and beautiful landscapes of the city. the detailed shots of the streets and buildings of the city are in fact much better than the main plot and character themselves. February 2, 2007

Very Complicated..

Well... From the beginning its understandable but then it gets a little complicated but not boring!!!

So if u wanna watch it just watch it and then u decide. October 25, 2006

A tense suspense

The best way to approach the Net 2.0 is as its own movie. It is very different from and can not be compared to Bullock's The Net. It was more similar to the Bourne Identity, only with the identity theft of a normal every day person instead of the amnesia of a lethal operative. What would the average person do, in a foreign country with no one to turn to? How can she salvage her stolen life, with everything she has ever known ripped away from her? The movie opens with a chase scene, an American woman in Istanbul running from the police. The story of how she got to that point in her life unfolds from there as she narrates, putting in the details as she goes along. This is a very effective tool for increasing suspense. Looking back in hindsight wondering about her every contact, the tension mounts throughout. This was an excellent intelligent action movie. July 10, 2006

Run away from The Net 2.0 and never look back

In name sequel to the not so hot 1995 Sandra Bullock movie THE NET. Why make it? I dont know and I dont care. Nikki Deloach (Windfall, Traveller) stars as Hope Cassidey, a woman on the run from people who want her because her identy is leaked to a murder and a robbery and what not. She tries to correct her self and noone seems to believe she is telling the truth. They all think she is this Kelly Roos woman. Well, all I can say this is that The Net 2.0 is totally boring and complete waste. Deloach is simple rendered dull here as she screams and runs and yells....to put it to simple terms, her acting sucks and what a waste of Neil Hopkins (TV's LOST, Aimee Price) who always does good work but here he doesnt have anything to do. Also starring Keegan Connor Tracy (White Noise, Jake 2.0), Demet Akbag (Davaci, Magic Carpet Ride), Sebnem Domnez (Where's Firuze>, Runaway Mummy) and Guven Kirac (Lovelorn, Innocence). Watch HACKERS, that is a better movie. April 16, 2006

WHERE THERE'S HOPE

THE NET 2.0 has nothing to do with the Sandra Bullock original, except for the theme of identity theft. Nikki DeLoach stars as Hope Cassidy, a computer whiz who takes an assignment in Instanbul against the wishes of her boyfriend. She should have listened..she's no sooner in Istanbul than her identity is completely wiped out, she's wanted for stealing fourteen million dollars belonging to a corrupt gunrunner, and for the murder of two people, including the girl who stole her identity. She doesn't know who to trust except for the nice stewardess she met on her flight to Turkey.
Aside from the lovely travelogue of Istanbul, there's nothing really new or different, some of the plot is totally implausible, but it does have an unexpected twist I didn't see coming. So for escapism entertainment, THE NET 2.0 is enjoyable. March 13, 2006

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