I.T.

Today's movie is I.T., a thriller from 2016 that stars Pierce Brosnan and James Frecheville. The critical response to this movie wasn't all that good, as it currently holds a 9% on Rotten Tomatoes and a 5.4/10 on the IMDb. While I'm certainly not going to say the movie is great, I do think it's a little better than those scores would suggest.

The film is about a successful businessman named Mike Regan (played by Brosnan) who's in need of a little help with his state-of-the-art "smart-home". Later on, when an important presentation at the office starts to glitch, the new i.t. guy at the office named Ed (played by Frecheville) catches Mike's attention. So, Mike invites him over to his house for help. It becomes pretty obvious early on that Ed has some issues, as over the next few days he begins inviting himself over and stalking Mike's 17 year-old daughter. After Mike decides enough is enough he fires Ed, and this is what sets everything off. Ed has hacked into both Mike's house as well as his business, and he is determined to get revenge...

I've seen my fair share of these cat-and-mouse thrillers, and this one is far from the worst. It's a bit too formulaic and James Frecheville turns in a less than stellar performance. On the positive side, Brosnan is pretty good and I was never bored during the movie.

This one is a solid 2 out of 5.