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This movie is a kicky, knockout thriller. A solid two hours of pure entertainment. An all star cast list including Will Smith, Gene Hackman, Jon Voight, Jack Black, Seth Green, Jamie Kennedy, Jason Lee and many more piece together a heart stopping action packed and original four star production.
Excellent movie. Looks even better in Blue-Ray. Love the technology and the constant moving plot. Gene Hackman and Will Smith rock in this movie. Fun scene, the blender theft. If you like this movie you may also like Deja Vu with Denzial Washington.
With an inventory of terrific technological tools, the bad guys are able to keep tabs on the good guys as well as perform all sorts of evil deeds. However, I learned many years ago that, if one is to enjoy that genre, one must accept whatever conspiracy the creators want us to believe in. In the interests of full disclosure, I should say that I take no conspiracy theory film or novel as truth. Will Smith does a good job as the central good guy as does Jon Voight as the central bad guy. Whether Martians, former KGB agents, escaped Nazi's, Presidents of the United States or Church leaders, it is all the same to me, so long as they make it dramatically credible. Dramatic sense is not empirical sense.This suspension of reality which marks my approach, enabled me to find considerable pleasure in this decade old film. When Will Smith is teamed, by circumstances, with Gene Hackman, they become a dynamic duo, as does almost any team of which that veteran actor is a part. Supporting players , for the most part, perform ably and the action scenes are exciting.If you like this type of film, you will like this one.
Will Smith is great in this role (when isn't he). Please watch and listen carefully for a message that is going deaf in our ears but is part of troubling trends in our country. Just judge for yourselves.
It even points out that a natural serene pondview of geese isn't a safe place for some privacy. The relevance of this film is strikingly frighteningtoday.The unsuspecting John Q Public (Will Smith) is onthe run, even stripping down to his boxers to symbolizethe insecurity of the average Amercian by theever-intrusive government sworn to uphold our ineffectiveConstitutional Rights; highlighting modern technology gonerampant under the guise of protecting our supposedlyinherent natural rights. The filmgains steam midway as a paranoidal ex-NSA agent, Brill(Hackman) literally knocks some sense into John Q andshows him the painful truth; the truth that Joe Bloweasily dismissed during a scene earlier into the movie.Released almost 3 years prior to 9/11, "Enemy of the State"bombards the senses with quick editing, hyper-action, andloud jolts of sound as if to say, "Wake up." Orwell has beenrolling in his grave for some time now. The right to privacy is trampledon by NSA agents (portrayed as young prying clowns)underthe command of a nefarious reptile played to a T by JonVoight.The players in the system of illusory rights houndJohn Q Public since he unknowingly carries on himevidence of a Congressman's death and it's at thispoint where things slowly unfold for the naive citizenas he is relentlessly chased by Big Brother via satellites,ATM and tunnel cameras, cell phone signal tracking, bugs,etc. hitting home the film's point: privacy is a thing ofthe past. One reviewer pointedout Brill's birthday of 9/11 in a quick flash scene. If onlythis was a coincidence and not a confirming nod to those whoare privy numerologists, but considering the studio whichreleased this film it should be of no surprise.So sit back, crack open a can of soda and pop open a bagof popcorn and pay witness to one man's life quickly turnedupside down by a power hungry, guilt-ridden governmentseeking safety under its ever-intrusive eye.
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