I.T. (2016)
Not Rated
Starring Pierce Brosnan, Anna Friel, Stefanie Scott, Jason Barry
Directed by John Moore
The Story:
Mike Regan (Brosnan) is a successful entrepreneur who is about to take his business (think Uber...for aircraft!) public. He has a loving wife and daughter (Friel & Scott) and a state of the art home. But when Mike invites the new I.T. guy, Patrick (Barry) over to fix a few bugs at the house, Patrick suddenly thinks he's Mike's new best friend and then gets a bit offended when he gets the cold shoulder.
Don't screw with the I.T. department, Mike!!!
This thriller is not as thrilling as it wanted to be, but it does try.
Mostly by falling on the more-than-capable shoulders of Brosnan to carry the film, Brosnan keeps the audiences sympathy as the likable millionaire who's trying to become a billionaire by taking his firm public.
Yet when Patrick interferes, he runs the risk of losing everything he's worked for, including his very family.
The ground for Patrick's motivations is really that he's just that obnoxious that he would take any slight as a personal insult, and do whatever he can to make that person's life hell.
Hmm...
I know some people like Patrick.
:)
Otherwise, Mike doesn't seem to have any skeletons in his closet or anything that would deserve the cruel fate that comes his way, other than hurting the feelings of a sociopath.
So word of warning: be nice to the I.T. folks, and don't ever invite them to come fix your smart home.
Currently streaming on Netflix as of this writing.
Final Grade: C+
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