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There isn't much to Sneakers plot and that's more than made up for with the film's breezy panache and hi-tech lingo.
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Makes up for its gaps in logic with its breezy tone and its technological razzledazzle. Mar 31, 2008 | Full Review…
Makes up for its gaps in logic with its breezy tone and its technological razzledazzle.
David Ansen
Right up to an ending designed to crack the sternest critical poker face, this is gourmet popcorn of the highest order. Jun 24, 2006 | Full Review…
Right up to an ending designed to crack the sternest critical poker face, this is gourmet popcorn of the highest order.
Derek Adams
The performances are generally quite bad. May 20, 2003
The performances are generally quite bad.
Vincent Canby
Discounting his god-awful American accent, Kingsley is in fine venomous form. May 12, 2001
Discounting his god-awful American accent, Kingsley is in fine venomous form.
Peter Travers
This is an energetic, fun, almost enchanting thriller with genuine moments of tension and a good few thrills too. Apr 17, 2001 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
This is an energetic, fun, almost enchanting thriller with genuine moments of tension and a good few thrills too.
William Gallagher
It's a sometimes entertaining movie, but thin. Jan 1, 2000 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…
It's a sometimes entertaining movie, but thin.
Roger Ebert
This is basically dumb fun with a veneer of smart fun... Fast-paced, utterly enjoyable. Sep 6, 2018 | Full Review…
This is basically dumb fun with a veneer of smart fun... Fast-paced, utterly enjoyable.
Eve Tushnet
The movie would probably swing along fine as an out-and-out spoof or a serious thriller, but instead it lacks force in either direction. Jul 24, 2018 | Full Review…
The movie would probably swing along fine as an out-and-out spoof or a serious thriller, but instead it lacks force in either direction.
Vanessa Letts
Despite its dream-team cast, the loosely laced "Sneakers" stumbles badly as both a comedy and as thriller. Apr 17, 2018 | Full Review…
Despite its dream-team cast, the loosely laced "Sneakers" stumbles badly as both a comedy and as thriller.
Malcolm Johnson
It's a surprise to discover a cerebral, 25-year-old film following the blueprint for today's endless glut of superhero movies. Aug 31, 2017 | Full Review…
It's a surprise to discover a cerebral, 25-year-old film following the blueprint for today's endless glut of superhero movies.
Odie Henderson
A smart, smooth technological thriller. Jan 1, 2011 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
A smart, smooth technological thriller.
Common Sense Media Editors
Geriatric hi-tech action-packed spoof caper film that starts out semi-believable and ends on an unbelievable low point. Aug 3, 2009 | Rating: C+ | Full Review…
Geriatric hi-tech action-packed spoof caper film that starts out semi-believable and ends on an unbelievable low point.
Dennis Schwartz
It is extraordinarily corny, and the screenwriting is quite mediocre, yet the film does engage with an interesting, complex plot and thrilling sequences.
Super Reviewer
Behind the unlikely story of the possibilities of a codebreaking device that works sorta like a universal remote is simply a charisma piece that exists so we can pal around with the stars for a moment. A nice evening with friends.
A team of hackers must steal a mysterious black box. At the time, before the Internet became as ubiquitous as it is, this must have seemed cutting edge and revolutionary. Today, it doesn't play as well and must rely on the strength of its cast, which, on first glance, promises to be quite good. But midway through the film, I got the feeling that these were just actors having fun being actors. What results is a fairly basic thriller/comedy, and while it's entertaining, in the words of one critic, "There's precious little that will stay with you." Overall, Sneakers is a decent way to waste two hours, but don't go looking for anything more than light-hearted entertainment.
A great cast, but not a good enough story to back it up. It's not exactly a comedy or a drama, but something stuck between. However, the biggest problem lies in the poor execution of the plot and highly unimaginative film making. It's extremely mediocre.
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