MamaGravity
good back-story, and good acting
JinRoz
For all the hype it got I was expecting a lot more!
Forumrxes
Yo, there's no way for me to review this film without saying, take your *insert ethnicity + "ass" here* to see this film,like now. You have to see it in order to know what you're really messing with.
AshUnow
This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.
thebeez53
I can watch this movie any time, and I have. It's now 2018, and it's just as enjoyable as it was when released. Suspense. Intrigue. Humor. Doesn't hurt that it features some of my favorite actors. Love this movie. I own it, so I can watch it any time. But there's something great about finding it on a channel when you weren't expecting it. Watch it again? Sure.
SnoopyStyle
In 1969, Marty Brice and Cosmo hack into some Republican bank accounts. Cosmo gets arrested and Marty goes on the run. In present day, Marty (Robert Redford) has a new name in Bishop. His crew ex-CIA Donald Crease (Sidney Poitier), blind Irwin 'Whistler' Emery (David Strathairn), conspiracy nut Darren 'Mother' Roskow (Dan Aykroyd) and young hacker Carl Arbogast (River Phoenix) test security systems. The NSA hires them to steal a black box in exchange for clearing their records. They discover the box is a master decryption device and the NSA men are fake. Cosmo (Ben Kingsley) returns into Marty's life with a truly villainous plan for the box.Redford and Poitier are two veterans doing a lighter movie. It throws me for a loop. The feel is light fun. It probably needs a real comic to bring out some of the joking around. The Mother role could be played for more ridiculous fun. The twist is fine and the final caper is good. Since it's going for the comedic, it could have been wackier.
SmokeyTee
I thought this was a GREAT film when it released and saw it a few times - I guess I was 16 or so at the time.Seeing it again it is a by-the-numbers caper film. James Horner's music sets the mood often over-the-top intense or super light "boy's adventure"... There is a lot of 'humor' which is very light and usually very dry. I think this film, despite it's being a tricksy one is best for oldies who can keep up.The story is a simple double caper setup - steal the goods and then steal them again except harder. But anyone watching will notice that for a bunch of crack security experts the characters behave a little stupidly...Plot holes, occasional sub-par dialogue, out-of-place music and characters that are a bit dull this remains a solid, undemanding thriller.
Rick-34
I have seen this film several times, and it always entertains. It's got a well-placed plot, and the acting is tremendous. I look back at the supporting cast, and it really is top-notch. There isn't a weak link in the bunch: Redford, Poitier, River Phoenix, David Strathairn, Mary McConnell - even Akroyd is good here. (And that list doesn't even include the magnificent Ben Kingsley!) I saw the film when it first came out as a grad student in math, and yes, the math in the film is absurd. The idea of a key that could break any possible code is utterly absurd. But hey, it's fiction, so it's not worth complaining too much about it. I think it's reasonable for fiction to be occasionally unrealistic - esp. any thing that wants to make for interesting science fiction.From a mathematician's perspective, Sneakers is a breath of fresh in this respect: it doesn't depict mathematicians as crazy.
