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Sneakers (1992)

Rate: 7
Viewed: 1/17

1/17: I avoided watching Sneakers for a long time because I didn't like the cover, but it turns out to be an enjoyable film.

The most interesting part is: Robert Redford, Sidney Poitier, David Strathairn, and Dan Aykroyd are all way older than River Phoenix by at least 18 years, yet River Phoenix is dead which happened the year after Sneakers was released in 1992 and everybody is still alive today.

Overall, the acting is fine; everybody does enough to move things along. The story is compelling and intriguing to follow. Yet it seems too easy. There are many parts that Brian De Palma may have ripped off for Mission: Impossible. Also, Sneakers was tagged as a "comedy caper film." I don't see it that way, but it's fun to watch. Here's a funny piece of trivia that's taken from Wikipedia:

"At one point during the project, [Phil Alden] Robinson received a visit from men claiming to be representatives of the Office of Naval Intelligence, who indicated that for reasons of national security, the film could not include any references to 'a hand-held device that can decode codes.' Robinson was highly concerned, as such a device was a key to the film's plot, but after consulting with a lawyer from the film studio, he realized that the 'visit' had been a prank instigated by a member of the cast, possibly Aykroyd or Redford."

All in all, Sneakers is the light version of Mission: Impossible that works out well.

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