Ving Rhames stars in this high-tech thriller about murder and mobile phones.

All communications can, theoretically, be intercepted and interrogated by the Echelon facilities and appropriate action taken.

Little does he know that this mysterious phone is actually part of a bigger puzzle.

3 stars

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Of course, its not all rosy.

Being so easy to monitor brings him to the attention of many, many people.

Shane West is a bit wet as the lead.

3 stars

Thats not to say that the script it bad.

It is humorous in places and as the action picks up it actually becomes quite gripping.

Extras

Four featurettes are included named, helpfully, Featurette 1, Featurette 2, etc.

3 stars

reckon it’s they are probably from an electronic press kit and are a bit disappointing.

Collectively, the featurettes are light on detail and act as a glorified trailer for the film itself.

Film:

Echelon Conspiracyis out now.

3 stars

Rating:

3 out of 5

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3 stars