Columbia Pictures | Release Date: July 28, 1995 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 22 Critic Reviews
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9
Mixed:
8
Negative:
5
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Steeped in high-tech paranoia, Winkler's film has a nice kinetic energy, effectively portraying the extent to which computers have become an intrinsic part of our lives. The screenplay, however, for which Winkler shares credit with four others, feels like watered-down John Grisham. [24 July 1995]
50
Yes, it creaks. It creaks mightily. But The Net cheerfully plugs along, asking you to swallow one whopper after the next without burping. [28 July 1995, p.6G]
40
New Orleans Times-PicayuneDavid Baron
Because the story is neither truly clever nor totally plausible - frequently, in fact, it's barely coherent - the film fails to deliver very many scares. [28 July 1995, p.L28]