Yeah, that part was really silly. Control room computers running PLCs should have been airgapped with no network access at all. Then again, Lien does mention about the control room's edge routers being destroyed in the explosion, so maybe there was some connectivity somewhere. Not an ideal way to run a nuclear power…

The dialogue is pretty clear, even when Mandarin and Indonesian are used. It's interesting that most of the start has pretty authentic Chinese dialogue and English is spoken only after a few minutes in.

For me, Blackhat felt exactly like Miami Vice but with hackers and data instead of drug lords moving their product. It's a bit strange to see paramilitary goons and heavy weapons come out in a hacker movie, especially when real life cybercrime isn't as glamorous or as violent.

I think Mann mentioned somewhere that he wanted Public Enemies to be seen as contemporary, like making the 1920's happen now, instead of doing a typical period piece. I thought the beginning and ending had a weird sense of immediacy to it, with all the high gain shots and blurry news camera style, and I appreciate him…

I'm probably one of the few just like you who loved Miami Vice. That movie took the "vice" part seriously because most nefarious dealings go down at night and in shady places, so it made sense to not focus on the Miami sunshine. Some pretty bleak existential conundrums in that movie.