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Summary: Will A Lawyer?
Review: This is a movie about a fake mission gone bad..All of the rouble in this movie is a test, for some secret government agency which puts Will Smith and his friends & family at risk..This movie has action and great high tech gadgets...
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Summary: Been There, Done That
Review: ENEMY OF THE STATE follows a tradition of wire tapping on film. SNEAKERS and THE CONVERSATION come immediately to mind. But, 'ENEMY' carries a more 'tired' storyline than those others. It carries Tony Scott's particular visual style making much of the film unique to the eye, but not to the brain. Will Smith is supposed to carry the film, immediatley placing it in an awkward position. Smith automatically adds levity to the role and the storyline has no place for it. He did better work in ALI. Gene Hackman, one of our greatest actors, plays a character very similar to his HARRY CAUL from the far superior THE CONVERSATION. As usual, he adds a level of respectability to the film. So, Hackman and Smith cancel each other out leaving a clever twist ending and a visual style to carry the film. The film is ground-breaking in its presentation of the government surveillance team... in place of the standard dark-suit/dark sunglasses we now have nappy geeks more likely to be seen playing "FINAL FANTASY 3" on their computers. The film is solid entertainment but will not carry a huge following. The Widescreen DVD has a nice audio mix and a good video transfer.
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Summary: Will Smith shows hes more than comedy
Review: When you hear the name "Will Smith" you think comedy. Well in this film he proves he is much much more. Probably the highest paid black actor and with very good reason. With extreme talent he plays his role in the film very nicely. Jean Hackman is also brilliant. Get the film !
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Summary: Just cause
Review: I don't care if Will Smith has it going on, I know he does, cause he's sleek, smooth, and funny. This movie is one of the best movies I have seen in a long time. Besides the fact that I have seen some bad movies in my time this one has taken the cake.This is about a guy who is a lawyer (Will Smith) and he meets up with a guy he knows from College, and he drops an item into his bag, it ends up being that this guy filmed the murder of a congressman the government was trying to induce into passing a bill that allowed the CIA, NSA and other agencies to basically invade everyone in the world's privacy, and watch for anything and everything they can think of. I loved this movie because it was thought out, and the acting was superb. Gene Hackman was a great supporting actor and Will Smith has the golden globe for this job. It is definatly different then any of the other movies he has been retained to act in. This movie has just the right amount of comedy/action/thrills. The only quirk about it is that is really long. The director really knew what he/she was doing in the motion picture. I think that everyone will like this movie.
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Summary: Excellent film. Very cool.
Review: Excellent theme, plot, and acting. Effects were great and the gadgets were cool. The language was pretty bad but the movie keeps you on the edge of your seats asking questions like, what will happen next? or, is he gonna die? I recommend this movie as a great action movie!
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Summary: Another Suspense film that rocks from Jerry Bruckheimer!
Review: WILL SMITH plays Robert Dean, a D.C. Attorney who comes across an old college friend in a langerae store. Without knowing that his old buddy (Jason Lee) has a tape with the Phil Hammerslee murder on it, with (Lee) being chased by assassins trying to cover up the evidence, the taped is placed into Dean's bag without his knowledge. Now government agents are after Dean, with satelites tracking his every move. Now to reclaim his life, Dean must team up with his only ally, a wits-filled man named Brill (Gene Hackman), a man who used to work for Dean, that passed down evidence for him. MY REVIEW: "The Bruckheimer/Scott team always works with the critics and audiences alike. Their last film together, being the highly suspenseful CRIMSON TIDE, was also another spectacular film! This time around, WILL SMITH and GENE HACKMAN make a great team. JON VOIGHT (Pearl Harbor) and REGINA KING also have great performances. The story is awesome and well thought provoking! I totally recommend this action thriller for fans of well thought out, and well done movies! Like THE NEGOTIATOR, ENEMY OF THE STATE should be added to the great suspense films list! ALL THUMBS SHOULD BE UP FOR THIS MIND TWISTING THRILLER!"- MJV & the Movies.
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Summary: Enemy of the State
Review: Enemy of the State is my first film, wich I buy here.
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Summary: Big Brother is Watching: Fact or Fiction?
Review: BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING: FACT OR FICTION Enemy of the State, by David Marconi. Buena Vista Pictures,1998. Reviewed by SSgt Creston Patrick Bailey In the age of post Cold War hoopla, the call to down size not only the military, but our nations Intelligence capabilities, occurs at our own risk. While the Soviet Union is no longer a "Super Power", there are still enemies that would seek to destroy the United States of America. It is in time such at this that David Marconi sets his film Enemy of the State. In this fictional work, Marconi portrays the constant battle between the needs of national security and the civil liberties of United States citizens. This battle is depicted by the need for the National Security Agency's need to collect Signals and Communications Intelligence (Sigint and Comint) at the expense of privacy of United States personnel. The plot of the film is an attempt by power hungry individuals in the government to pass a bill that would allow for monitoring of telecommunications traffic of United States citizens. A politician, who is killed by those who support it, opposes the bill. The course of the film brings in an unsuspecting citizen who unknowingly acquires evidence of the murder. Robert Dean, portrayed by Will Smith, has his life turned upside down by the National Security Agency in an attempt to retrieve the evidence he unwittingly possess. Ultimately Dean is able to outwit the National Security Agency and escape their massive technological means and foil their plans to subvert the privacy of United States Citizens. While the plot makes for a mediocre film, at best, it is the authors, and producer's ability to pray on the viewer's fear of 'big brother' that keeps the movie interesting. According to director Tony Scott the United States Intelligence Community possesses technology that can reach in and dominate the lives of the American public. Images of real-time sub-one meter resolution streaming imagery from orbiting satellites, and computer nerds tasking satellites on a moments notice are served up to scare an unwitting audience. The use of formerly secret code words offers credibility to the film in the eyes of an uneducated public. While all of these images and ideas may sell a movie, and make it appear that the United States Intelligence Community is somehow omniscient, it is pure fantasy. Not only does the author portray the abilities of the United States Intelligence Community falsely, he also fails to mention the illegality of the actions used by the National Security Agency in the film. The most obvious of these oversights is United States Signals Intelligence Directive 18, that makes virtually every action in the film illegal. However, if the goal of the writer is to scare public, he succeeds. While the film does succeed in entertaining the public with high tech gadgets and suspenseful moments, it does so at the expense of the United States Intelligence Community. The films primary motive appears not to entertain, but to propose an agenda. That agenda seems not to be educating the public on what the United States Intelligence Community does to protect the nation, but that 'Big brother' is watching, and that the United States Intelligence Community is here to destroy your freedoms, not to ensure them.
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Summary: One of the more enjoyable thrillers of recent years
Review: Will Smith and Gene Hackman star in this wonderfully done thriller about a DC labor lawyer whose life is threatened by the aftermath of a politically motivated murder. Jon Voight plays Thomas Reynolds, the man responsible for the death of a congressman strongly opposing a new privacy bill being deliberated over by congress. The killing is accidentaly recorded onto an environmental study that is forced into the hands of Robert Clayton Dean (Smith). Smith's life begins to fall apart as the State department attempts to recover the tape and eliminate those who know about the murder. The acting in the movie is superb. Voight, Hackman, and Smith play their parts to perfection, making their actions more understandable and believable. The action in the movie is equally impressive. Last scene not withstanding, the movie doesnt rely on heavy gunfire to capture the audience, although there is a good amount. The film really shines in its tense chase sequences and its smart dialogue, both of which are perfectly executed. Enemy of the State is a great movie. With its impressive action and intelligent dialogue you will be on the edge of your seat from beginning to end.
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Summary: enemy of the state saved by coppola's the conversation
Review: this movie is worth watching... i admit that the acting is not the greatest and that the movie is not much more than a hollywood glam flick, but what saves it (for me) is the character gene hackman plays... it's all about brill (gene hackman) if you ask me... what this movie does is bring back the surveillance expert harry caul (gene hackman) from francis ford coppola's masterpiece, the conversation... that was a truly wonderful movie and the character was memorable enough that his revival in this movie makes it a must see (and if you didn't see the conversation, that is a definite must see)... the espionage king, harry caul, who was a master at wire tapping in the 70s is back in the modern age, as a hacker, to help out will smith who is in a real jam... i know i've talked a bit much about the conversation (only because you should see it if you see or have seen this movie) so i'll say that enemy of the state gets to suspense levels comparable to the fugitive (with harrison ford) and feeds off of (you guessed it) the conversation...
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