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22 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThis stuff is so concocted I had no business caring about it. But I did, because of Bullock.
- 75Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanThe Net is an efficient, workmanlike thriller that, at its best, does a canny job of exploiting the more fanciful edges of computer-age dread.
- 75San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleSan Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleThe Net is a scary film that could have been terrifying but for something slightly earnest and plodding in director Irwin Winkler's attack.
- 70The New York TimesCaryn JamesThe New York TimesCaryn JamesThis paranoid fantasy is so resonant that it makes The Net an enjoyably creepy thriller, even though Irwin Winkler belongs to the nothing-is-too-obvious school of directing.
- 63ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliThe Net starts off strong but finishes weak, and if not for the presence of actress Sandra Bullock, who graces nearly every scene, this movie might have been a snoozer.
- 63TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineA thoroughly conventional exercise in pop paranoia with trendy appurtenances, The Net has little to offer outside of Bullock's moderately appealing presence.
- 60EmpireIan NathanEmpireIan NathanThe Net entertains but is unlikely to hang around on the cerebral hard disk for too long.
- 37Washington PostHal HinsonWashington PostHal HinsonThis summer Bullock is in the driver's seat of The Net, a sort of chase movie on the information highway from veteran producer-turned-director Irwin Winkler, and not only is the film a comedown, it's a far less flattering showcase for her talents as well.
- 30Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenAustin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenThe movie's suspense derives from figuring out how wide the evil net has been cast. But in terms of suspense, this Net is full of holes.