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Enemy Of The State

By Tony Scott

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Enemy Of The State

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Robert Clayton Dean (Will Smith) is a lawyer with a wife and family whose happily normal life is turned upside down after a chance meeting with a college buddy (Jason Lee) at a lingerie shop. Unbeknownst to the lawyer, hes just been burdened with a videotape of a congressmans assassination. Hot on the tail of this tape is a ruthless group of National Security Agents commanded by a belligerently ambitious fed named Reynolds (Jon Voight). Using surveillance from satellites, bugs, and other sophisticated snooping devices, the NSA infiltrates every facet of Deans existence, tracing each physical and digital footprint he leaves. Driven by acute paranoia, Dean enlists the help of a clandestine former NSA operative named Brill (Gene Hackman), and Enemy of the State kicks into high-intensity hyperdrive. Teaming up once again with producer Jerry Bruckheimer, Top Gun director Tony Scott demonstrates his glossy style with clever cinematography and breakneck pacing. Will Smith proves that theres more to his success than a brash sense of humor, giving a versatile performance that plausibly illustrates a man cracking under the strain of paranoid turmoil. Hackman steals the show by essentially reprising his role from The Conversation--just imagine his memorable character Harry Caul some 20 years later. Most of all, the films depiction of high-tech surveillance is highly convincing and dramatically compelling, making this a cautionary tale with more substance than youd normally expect from a Scott-Bruckheimer action extravaganza. --Jeremy Storey
Product details
Release Date:
1998-01-01
Number of Discs:
1
Publication Date:
1999-07-12
Publisher:
Warner
Aspect Ratios:
1.77:12.35:1
Languages:
Original: Danish
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
80 g
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