This movie predicted in 1995 what identity theft would mean now and it is remarkably not dated. It is wholly believable, fast paced, electrifyingly-graphic description of the danger for isolated individuals in an age of computer theft. Sandra Bullock gives a virtuosa performance as Angela Bennet, a shy and vunerable female computer program analyst whose identity is stolen in exchange for a criminal one, so that she goes on the run and is forced to use her advanced expertise to outwit a chilling and treacherous assassin, played to perfection by Jeremy Northam. This duo becomes a trio by the compelling addition of a failed psychiatrist and would-be-boyfriend (Denis Miller) who is called in to help Bullock's character: she has to get her ex-lover's help without encouraging his unwanted attentions. Denis Miller's character, played with utter conviction and believablity, possesses no adequacy in relationships: this he authentically expresses by clumsy attempts at humour. He falls early… more »

This movie predicted in 1995 what identity theft would mean now and it is remarkably not dated. It is wholly believable, fast paced, electrifyingly-graphic description of the danger for isolated individuals in an age of computer theft. Sandra Bullock gives a virtuosa performance as Angela Bennet, a shy and vunerable female computer program analyst whose identity is stolen in exchange for a criminal one, so that she goes on the run and is forced to use her advanced expertise to outwit a chilling and treacherous assassin, played to perfection by Jeremy Northam. This duo becomes a trio by the compelling addition of a failed psychiatrist and would-be-boyfriend (Denis Miller) who is called in to help Bullock's character: she has to get her ex-lover's help without encouraging his unwanted attentions. Denis Miller's character, played with utter conviction and believablity, possesses no adequacy in relationships: this he authentically expresses by clumsy attempts at humour. He falls early victim to the plotters who are covering his every move but it is impossible not to recognize that Denis Miller becomes the third point in the triangle. In our family, this has become a cult movie and we repeat its catch-phrases like Angela's "Amazing, Amazing. Amazing." If you want to see hope rise for the vulnerable in our over-technological society, watch this. You will be astounded. It's one of my all-time favourites. To think it was written only the year that the Internet got started and yet remains bang-on accurate, even in 2007, is a remarkable testimony to the vision and foresight of the scriptwriter and director and to the integrity and total believability of Bullock, Northam and Miller. Top notch.