A young ambitious man gets caught up in technological espionage.

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Adam Cassidy (hunky Liam Hemsworth) has struggled to develop new technologies at Wyatt Telecom for six years. He can’t pay his bills and dreams of climbing the social ladder. Fired from the team after a project is nixed by Mr. Wyatt (Gary Oldman) himself, he is rehired by Wyatt to go undercover to spy on competitor Jock Goddard (Harrison Ford), the head of Eikon. Wyatt wants to know all about Occura, the new product that Eikon is about to release. Adam gains Jock’s confidence and falls for the arrogant Emma (Amber Heard), who is in charge of the top secret project. Adam tries to get out of a dangerous situation, stuck between two powerful men, each out to eliminate the other...

This thriller by Australian director Robert Luketic includes a great cast and quickly draws the audience in with its suspense. The topical subject matter flirts with the idea (unfortunately not new, see George Orwell and his famous Big Brother) that private life will soon become a myth. Be on the lookout for a communication device that scans everyone for surveillance… The ending is very moralistic and sounds the return to the American Dream – which was denounced at the beginning.