Fireproof? No, but Ford's still got it

I went to see the new Harrison Ford movie, Firewall, with my friend Francine and her daughter. The movie stars Ford as Jack Stanfield, the head of security at a Seattle based bank. The bank is facing a merger and Ford's new boss, played by Robert Patrick, is somewhat of a thorn in Jack's side. Unfortunately that is the least of Jack's problems. A computer hacker has been spying on Jack and knows all about his life. Played by Paul Bettany, great at playing the villain and soon to be seen as the evil albino monk in The DaVinci Code, Bill Cox is the leader of a group of hackers and they want Jack to hack into the bank's security system and steal 100 million dollars. Why can't they do it themselves, I wonder? They managed to make it look like Jack has racked up almost 100 thousand dollars in gambling debts, so why do they even need Jack? Apparently the system is so secure that it can only be done from within the bank and Jack IS the head of security and designed the computer's security system. Of course Jack's family is held hostage during all of this and eventually he does turn the tables on the villains. However, once the bad guys do have the money, they decide to drive the family, minus Jack, to a deserted house instead of immediately killing them. This only gives Ford the chance to follow them, transfer the money back to the bank, and kick some butt. Ford too takes a beating but manages to hold his own. Yes, at 63 Harrison Ford is still a major action star. The movie does have some exciting moments but for the most part it's nothing that hasn't been done before. Virginia Madsen is not given much to do either but she does make the most of her role as wife and mother trying to protect her children.