Essentially a cautionary tale of slightly futuristic cyberterrorism, <I>Netforce</I> carries Tom Clancy's heavyweight name as the executive producer (but not writer). Don't expect a drama on the level of <I>Patriot Games</I>, however: <I>Netforce</I> is a blunt and somewhat rushed thriller with little time for character or relationship development. What it does offer is a scenario for the prospect of organized crime uniting with computer geeks and malevolent industrialists to sabotage national security through attacks on the Internet. Scott Bakula plays the FBI agent in charge of the Netforce division of the bureau; he takes charge after his mentor (Kris Kristofferson) is murdered and the investigation points to the involvement of a Web pioneer (Judge Reinhold). The hero's romance with a colleague (Joanna Going) grows a little trickier after he promotes her to the number two spot behind himself, but with the president's chief of staff (Brian Dennehy) breathing down their necks, that's the least of their professional problems. The action bounces around from good guys to sundry bad guys, but there's no question that a creeping paranoia about Net vulnerability and its disastrous implications grows on this production--and the viewers. <I>--Tom Keogh</I>
Viewer Reviews Loved this movie for the most part, especially Scott Bakula and Chelsea Field. It was nice to see them together again in a movie. It has plenty of action and some nice moments between Scott and Chelsea and Alex and his daughter. The plot has a neat twist at the end.
