Hope Cassidy (Nikki DeLoach) is a fine computer expert, living in California. Once very shy, Hope has been in love with a gentleman for six beautiful months. But, one day, she has a restlessness and decides it would be good for the couple to move to Istanbul, where she will have a short-term job that pays very well. Boypal doesn't buy it, refuses to go and warns her that its probably a bad choice. Perhaps she should have listened! But, she boards a plane with a first class ticket. The flight crew fawns over her, Hope is even given a lovely bracelet by attendant Roxalena. Yet, her nightmare begins upon landing in the old, old city. To begin, her new boss has not sent anyone to meet her flight, although a kind cab driver takes her under his wing. After checking into her hotel, she finds there are complications with her passport, her bank account, and other pieces of identification. It soon becomes apparent that someone has stolen her identity and given her a new name. Although she starts work for the new company, after only an hour she is ordered out of the building when she can't provide the correct passport. Then, all too soon, a large sum of money comes up missing and is related to Hope's brief time at the new firm. Soon the Russian mafia, Interpol, and lots of others are after Hope, causing her to be on the run throughout the city. She even takes refuge for a brief time in a mosque, where the Whirling Dervishes are twirling! Yet, she is captured. What will her fate be? This is a pretty lame sequel to Sandra Bullock's very fine The Net. DeLoach isn't a bad performer but the material is not so great. There is one implausibility after another, although parts of the film ape the first movie. Hope is questioned for hours, Hope finds the woman who now has her stolen identify. The other cast members are not well known but the Turkish actors are a joy. The biggest asset is definitely the setting, where those of us who will never board a plane get an eyeful of Istanbul. But, this is hardly the best ingredient for a thriller! If you are a huge fan of the original flick or are an expert in computer technology, you might want to sit this one through. Otherwise, there is probably no reason to "net" this movie for an evening's entertainment.
Review of The Net 2.0
The Net 2.0
(2006 Video)
Lame, lame; The first Net was so wonderful but this one's only main asset is the setting of Istanbul
28 February 2017