This movie isn't going to blow your mind, nor is it made to be too realistic, but it is entertaining and whether from the cheesiness or writing - will likely make you smile. There are tropes or stereotypes used to depict hacking/programming and the hackers themselves. (Real hacking would be lines of machine code in groupings to perform functions, and/or packaged into an executable to infect a workstation or network). This movie instead tries to make the whole process seem more cool and visually interesting, which is fine and works for the movie. The hackers are also stylish outcasts in their late teens to early adulthood at college, which is likely who the target demographic was.
Overall it's an amusing, zany experience that is set in the 70s but also feels quite 90s (music particularly). Worth a watch.
Overall it's an amusing, zany experience that is set in the 70s but also feels quite 90s (music particularly). Worth a watch.
