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Production Year: 1998 - Thriller - Director: Tony Scott - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over more

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Robert Dean (Will Smith) is a labor lawyer who is unknowingly in possession of evidence related to a serious politically motivated crime. Government agents eager to hide their...
more...guilt believe that Dean is on to them, and proceed to turn his life upside-down, ruin his reputation, and frame him for various incidents, thanks to the latest in high-tech government surveillance techniques. In an attempt to clear his name and reclaim his life, Dean teams up with the reclusive Brill (Gene Hackman), a former federal employee who has as much high-tech equipment and expertise as the government itself. Hackman's role is an extension of Harry Caul, the character he portrayed in Francis Ford Coppola's brilliant 1974 film, THE CONVERSATION. Smith scores as a man who is desperate to reclaim his identity and prove his innocence. This intense technological thrill-ride from director Tony Scott questions how much access the government should have to the communications of private citizens, and leaves the viewer with the unsettling feeling that Big Brother is definitely watching. Watch for the uncredited appearances of Jason Robards, Seth Green, Tom Sizemore, and Philip Baker Hall.





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Who is the enemy ?
A review by Jedi_Meijin on Enemy Of The State DVD
November 2nd, 2006


Author's product rating:   Enemy Of The State DVD - rated by Jedi_Meijin

Did you enjoy it? Loved it 
Story Good 
Characters / Performances Good 
Special Effects Good 
How does it compare to similar films? Good 

Advantages: The dangers of a Big Brother society
Disadvantages: You have to suspend belief

Recommend to potential buyers: yes 

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This film poses some interesting questions about personal privacy and government institutions.

One minute you have it all. Money, good job, influence, a great family.....then, by a small twist of fate, you lose it all............

Will Smith does a great job of being the hot-shot lawyer falling from his Ivory Tower yet using his wit and cunning to help him rise from the ashes.

As ever Gene Hackman is a solid character in the film. He plays a disgruntled former NSA employee who has lived for years out of the reach of his former employer.

Watch out for "Earl Hickey" as Daniel Zavitz....

Reminds me of the quote "Who guards the guards".

You'll never look at a store CCTV camera again !

Well worth a look. Go on....no-one's watching.......or are they? 

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