Review of Sneakers (1992) by Spencer P — 12 Aug 2018
For how thin and conventional the plot is, how simple and straightforward the direction, how breezy and smooth the dialogue, how familiar and passé the soundtrack, the effect of the truly all-star is in the end quite wonderfully weird.
If you were to tell someone that Robert Redford and Ben Kingsley star as rival super hackers, or that David Strathairn plays a blind computer wiz-at the dawn of the digital age, nonetheless-the movie they would imagine would never be this brisk, this enjoyable, and this agreeable.
(Of course, if you had told me that Aykroyd played a conspiracy nut-well, that I would believe in a heartbeat.) Ultimately, what the movie lacks in actual risk taking it more than makes up for in charismatic performances, snappy screenwriting, and a sense of fun aided by a light directorial touch, making for a minor gem that holds up better than most tech-centered films from the same time period, in part because it doesn't take the tech (or itself) so seriously.
This review of Sneakers (1992) was written by Spencer P on 12 August 2018.
Sneakers has generally received positive reviews.
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