2009
Starring: Shane West, Ed Burns, Ving Rhames, Sergey Gubanov, Martin Sheen, Tamara Feldman, Jonathan Pryce
Director: Greg Marcks
Runtime: 105 Minutes
Distributor: Paramount
Rating: PG-13

With its thunder somewhat stolen by Steven Spielberg and Co’s similarly plotted, infinitely superior techie romp Eagle Eye, this poor budget, poorly imagined cousin found it’s wide release slashed to a handful of theaters on its way to what is sure to be a long and productive shelf life as a staple of the Wall*Mart $5 bin. Billed as a “tech-charged conspiracy thriller” Echelon Conspiracy skirts dangerously close to violating the Trades Descriptions Act, as the closest this colossal borefest will take you to the edge of your seat is if you happen to slide off it having nodded off.

Echelon Conspiracy finds IT security consultant Max Peterson (Shane West of E.R fame) inexplicably embroiled in a global conspiracy via a series of mysterious and prophetic text messages from an anonymous sender. From Bangkok, to Prague to Washington D.C Peterson becomes a pawn of Martin Sheen’s shady NSA suit, finds himself perused by Ving Rhames FBI agent, and a target of Ed Burn’s former-Fed-turned casino security boss.

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