Ironically, the NSA is also the organization that framed Jobson and had him tossed him into prison, but he may have to join them if he's going to stop Shear and his motley, right-wing crew from taking over the world. But, on the other hand, Shear might really be a good guy. But it's still worth seeing Swordfish for the explosions, the shootouts, the flying buses, and the opportunity to do a bit of quiet exulting over a good-looking nerd who, simply by using his brain, becomes a superhero.
Geeks can also amuse themselves by scrutinizing the movie for technical errors.
You can also test your own hacking skills at the official Swordfish website. Warner Brothers' public relations rep wouldn't offer up the password that needs to be entered to access the site. Oh, you have stumbled onto our big campaign. But, like most password protection schemes, this one is not too hard to figure out. According to the book, Operation Swordfish was an early 1980s undercover investigation that actually did have a fairly large slush account set up to launder drug money.