Fantastic!

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

I saw "Masterminds" twice when it came out. It is an engaging movie. I like Ozzie as he engages the villains. One thing is most times, Ozzie is not in real danger. It's more the cat-and-mouse fun.Ozzie is no saint, but he wouldn't be such fun if he was. Also, when he is trying to pirate video games, he is as much a criminal (non-violent) as Bentley. Bentley does it for the money, there is no ideology. Same with Ozzie.Okay, the movie is not realistic, but how often do you see a realistic James Bond movie? The "Die Hard" movies are not that realistic, although, since the criminals are playing for less money, they are more realistic.In "Masterminds", they are playing for huge stakes, but not seeking to take over the world. In fact, the boss of the siege is not even in the school. He has goals which make the ransom seem like small change."Masterminds" is a little sadder now, since Breslen in Russia. The cops in "Masterminds" value the lives of the students, and are not trigger-happy Rambos.

Like so many others have said, this movie is "Toy Soldiers" meets "Home Alone" The way Ozzie takes care of this group of terrorists is more slapstick than violent. (But don't get me wrong, it still has its share of violence.) I think in some ways the character Ozzie seems more like the Billy Tepper of the book "Toy Soldiers" than Sean Astin did.It's a silly movie, and if you take it for that, a really good one. I enjoy this when I'm in the mood for action without the heart-pounding drama and blood. With the exception of Patrick Stewart, the cast is filled with then unknown actors. I've enjoyed Vincent Kartheiser in this, and everything I have seen him in since.

I must say after sneaking several clips of die hard behind my parents back, i actually found this movie quite entertaining.I first heard of this movie from the friend of a friends sawing they didn't like it at all and that it was a sucky movie. Not really the best reason to rent a movie but then again I was getting real tired real quick out of all the romance comedies that my mother and sister had been renting, (Twenty is enough to kill someone) this action flick is very good.The director brought action and comedy into the movie. The script was very well written except for in one or two spots but other than that if you like a teenage hacker kicking bad guys @$$ you'll enjoy this flick staring Vincent Kartheiser and Patrick Stewart. Both actors give a fine performance. I'm not use to seeing Patrick Stewart in a bad guy role (parents star trek fans) but he pulled it off well. Kartheiser was a face i hadn't seen before but he is a very talented actor and also was believable in the film as the hacker teen.The movie carries itself fine though i thought the ending could be a little better but i still liked the film. 9/10 is how i rate it.

Yet another movie where the misfit juvenile delinquent is actually a brilliant strategist. Don't get me wrong. The movie is okay, I even gave it a 7, but it is lacking. The casting was pretty good with the exception of Annabelle Gurwitch, who in my opinion should retire and ask for a refund from S.A.G. I was left with a lot of questions after watching this movie, like Cactus-5, but I dismissed them as this is a teen movie and they generally don't make much sense. If you watch this movie and think it's ok or even garbage, then I recommend you watch Toy Soldiers. This movie is remarkably similar to that one but not nearly as good. I know this next statement will get me a bit of flak but in my opinion after the X-Men films and Star Trek: The Next Generation TV series (NOT the films), this is the best Patrick Stewart has done.