Speaking of overstated, there's our cast of characters: poster-children for high-tech teen angst who relish their roles as rebels with a righteous cause, and who chew just the right amount of scenery while bringing some great personality to the parts. This is where the camp elements of the film are clearly not accidental: Softley and his cast know exactly the tone to take with these characters and their journey, and bring genuine enthusiasm and a great sense of humor to the tale of kids taking on The Man. Jonny Lee Miller and Angelina Jolie take themselves just seriously enough as our cool and moody hacker heroes, while their motley crew including Laurence Mason (Tin Tin from) and Matthew Lillard (in possibly his most over-the-top role of all) provide personality and comic relief. As the villain, Fisher Stevens gives an oddly stilted performance that seems to suggest a huge nerd trying to convince everyone else that he's a dark and serious, super-cool evil mastermind. How much of this was intended by the script and how much of it was just him having fun with a one-dimensional part has never been entirely clear to me, but it works, and the idea of an awkward geek trying to be a Bond villain is pretty appropriate.