This movie keeps you on the edge of your seat. It had a great plot and cast. I enjoy rewatching it.

"The Net," featuring Sandra Bullock, is an exhilarating film that keeps you on the edge of your seat, constantly questioning whether her character will survive or be caught. Bullock delivers an outstanding performance, showcasing her remarkable talent and solidifying her status as a Hollywood icon. Her dedication to the role highlights her ability to elevate any project she undertakes. However, the film suffers from a weak script that often struggles to maintain coherence. It fails to effectively build on essential plot points and character development, leading to moments that feel rushed and disconnected. A more thoughtful approach to storytelling and character interactions could have significantly improved the screenplay, allowing for a more engaging experience rather than a hurried dive into the sci-fi thriller genre. With more attention to narrative depth, "The Net" could have truly realized its potential.

This is the movie that started the trend of using adjectives and nouns as verbs. I hate it.

I saw this back in the day in the cinema, and thought it was pretty good, but not amazing. Worth a watch for a bit of back-dated tech and thrill.

Really over convoluted plot, wooden acting, and porely done editing. I don't see how this is an action film it doesn't really deliver much action wise, its more of a generic 90s thriller. 6.1/10

A strong suspense thriller and a powerful performance by Sandra Bullock.

This film can only be described as a product of its time. This is one of the most nineties films ever. The made-up computer science, the cast, the cinematography, the sound design, the music etc is all so nineties. This is highly flawed but it is entertaining! It's hard not to compare it to Speed (1994) because of Sandra Bullock but the action and script are vastly inferior. The issues stem so much from the time it was made, the action is not well choreographed or shot. The effects are basic and unconvincing. The pace is slow. The dialogue is pretty awful. It feels like it really wants to be The Fugitive (1993) but fails on every level. It probably has more in common with Beverly Hills Cop (1984) but without the ‘comedy'. Overall it is worth watching for those that enjoy taking themselves back to the past.

I love and have always loved The Net. Sandra Bullock is awesome, the anxiety of watching this always gets me, great film!!!

This film is terrible. Sandra Bullock is really pretty but that doesn't save her from a bland performance. The rest of the lackluster cast is bad aswell, everyone speaks in the same monotone voice. The plot is boring and confusing, I couldn't finish it. Give this one a skip.

Many years ago I was at event where no one was talking about movies when abruptly everyone admitted how much they loved this The Net. One person knew the reason why: The main character gets herself out of the mess without aid from a man. If you have never seen Hitchcock's Notorious (1946), watch it and then this one and note all the plot and visual allusions to that excellent earlier film... and how Ingrid Bergman is carried to safety by Cary Grant.

Sandra Bullock's hot hacker has to come to terms with the internet's dangers. Director Irwin Winkler's paranoia thriller mystery The Net (1995) feels very dated. However, I still find it quite quaint, especially Sandra Bullock's charming lead actress role. Winkler's direction keeps you alongside Sandra for a cute adventurous feel, while the rest of the film is reaching for paranoia thriller or espionage thriller status. Winkler is fairly apt for the job of creating suspense and getting you to care for Bullock's heroine. I liked all the shadowy shots and vivid colors. The Net is a movie I've always enjoyed and it holds up thanks to Sandra Bullock's delightful acting. Writers John Brancato and Michael Ferris are capable of creating a striking identity theft narrative to create paranoia and suspense over her worries. I think the overly convoluted motivations and backstory get very confusing, even as they explain the villains. I do think all the hacking jargon and computer terminology is all quite silly and convenient for the sake of the plot. All the hacking sequences are fast and complete nonsense, which feels just too ideal. The jokes are still funny, but it's the sharp and touching character writing that sounds sincere. Sandra Bullock is gorgeous, charming, adorable, hilarious, sympathetic, and endearing as ever as The Net's hacker heroine Angela Bennett. She's genuinely lovely and empathetic as Angela. You can see her fear, frustrations, fury, and cleverness with Bullock's subtle expressions. Sandra Bullock is one of the most lovable 1990's actresses and her acting saves and elevates The Net into something fun worth watching. Jeremy Northam is vaguely charming and seems devious as the enigmatic Jack Devlin. His fiendish ways feign charm and lead to devious hacking and personal record changes. Northam is a real creep in The Net. Dennis Miller is friendly and fun as Dr. Alan Champion. Diane Baker is pretty good as the dementia stricken mother Mrs. Bennett. Wendy Gazelle is unsettling as the Ruth Marx double or fake Angela Bennett. Ken Howard is mysterious in the opener as Bergstrom, then shocking with his gunshot reveal. Ray McKinnon is intriguing as Angela's hacker friend Dale, who connects her about a strange new virus on a floppy disk. Gerald Berns is underhanded as CEO Jeff Gregg. Editor Richard Halsey's erratic cutting style can be really sharp one moment when we need to see something, then all over the place when characters are talking. I love how perky the editing feels with strange choices in certain shots. Cinematographer Jack Green uses close-ups of important clues and tech for the audience's clarity. I liked the sweeping wide shots of the watery beaches and pretty cities. The way the camera will suddenly swoop down or zoom in on Sandra Bullock is often pretty creative. I appreciate the camera always focusing on Bullock to really let us feel like we're in her perilous situation with Angela. Production designer J. Dennis Washington makes an industrial, government complex and a cozy home for Sandra Bullock. Art direction from Thomas T. Taylor has a dark and moody look that's very down to Earth. I loved set decorators Anne D. McCulley and Ann Harris' cute props and comfortable furniture in Sandra's quaint abode. Special effects from Dale L. Martin looks pretty neat to me still for ‘95. Visual effects artists David Drzewiecki and George Merkert stuff computer screens with all manner of fuzzed out hacker graphics for a funny visual aesthetic to the hackings. Composer Mark Isham's film score is doing all the heavy lifting here with an eerie atmosphere and mesmerizing melodies. I like how soft and understated the music feels that packs a punch all the same. Sound designers Michael O'Farrell, Rick Kline, and Kevin O'Connell really emphasize keyboard taps, mouse clicks, and electronic voices for a totally ‘95 experience. Costume designer Linda M. Bass' cute grunge looks for Sandra are sexy in a casual wear way. She looks like a regular girl instead of a glamorized Hollywood model. Makeup artists Whitney James and Pamela S. Westmore put some blush on Sandra Bullock, but let her natural pretty features shine with a more subdued aesthetic. Hairstyling from Audrey L. Anzures gives Sandra Bullock pristine hair the entire film that's stunning. It's like her natural dark brunette with a hint of red. In short, The Net is a ton of fun all these years later with a wonderful performance from Sandra Bullock.

It's a typical 90s thriller, cyberthriller to be exact. When the threat of the internet was a lot more exciting, scary and fantastical. It's ultimately a pretty silly little movie, but it's entertaining throughout.

It's not the thriller it should be, that's for sure, but it is a joyous 90's movie, made so by SB

This was one of the worst films I have seen in a while. Some of the parts where just idiotic and baffled me. It was a very cringy hard to watch film. Definitely do not recommend

A subpar plot that has been done a million times before and that was better handled than this movie. Overall I can't hate a movie for having a standard plot, characters ,and actors.

“Subnet mask 345” LOL that’s very cute (for those who don’t know, all IP addresses and subnet masks in real life contain only numbers from 0 to 255, no exceptions.) Suspenseful and entertaining nonetheless.

It is 27 years old, and usually an older movie still can be good. But even if this was remade today with current technologies as the subject of spy/computer/stolen identity thriller, it would still be flat. Even with Sandy!

I like it. Considering it was 25 years ago it was great!

I found the movie very entertaining and suspenseful.

You could argue this is very much a guilty pleasure, but The Net is tremendous fun. Sandra Bullock is reliably excellent as a computer analyst who stumbles upon evidence of a criminal conspiracy. In retaliation, villains erase her identity, replacing it with that of a false criminal record, forcing her to flee into a race against time to clear her name. It's a ridiculous thrill ride, every bit as mad as it sounds, and it goes nicely as a double bill with Speed (1994) despite the latter being the far superior film, naturally.