Synopsis
Mysterious cell phone messages promise a young American engineer untold wealth - then make him the target of a deadly international plot. Dangerous security operatives chase the engineer across the globe, while a powerful government official pursues a mysterious agenda that threatens the stability of the entire world.
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Cast
- Shane WestMax Peterson
- Edward BurnsJohn Reed
- Ving RhamesAgent Dave Grant
- Martin SheenRaymond Burke
- Steven ElderCharles
- Sandra De SousaFemale Casino Tech
- Greg DonaldsonCasino Tech
- Gosha KutsenkoRussian General
- Jonathan PryceMueller
- Amara ZaragozaKamila
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The A.V. Club
Unlike, say, "Eagle Eye," Echelon Conspiracy doesn't put enough conviction behind its stupidity. It's mostly just bland. - 38
ReelViews
Echelon Conspiracy is a more evocative title than a movie this stupid deserves. - 30
Los Angeles Times
All Echelon can offer is some wobbly action and views of Red Square. - 25
Boston Globe
There's nothing in Echelon Conspiracy as suspenseful or entertaining as your average episode of "24." - 20
L.A. Weekly
Given the passivity of computer use, the "hacker thriller" is film history's great running joke, but special attention should go to Echelon Conspiracy's authors for conceiving a climax that tries to juice tension out of someone using a search engine and staring at a download countdown.