Review of Sneakers

Sneakers (1992)
Funny and suspenseful, a great film
20 May 1999
It's a shame that this movie has never really received the recognition it deserves, because it's a terrific combination of comedy and suspense. The all-star cast is brilliant, especially Redford, Poitier, Strathairn and a very quirky River Phoenix. Even if the computerese goes over your head (which it certainly did for me) you can simply kick back, relax and enjoy an entertaining story with some great actors. I only have two complaints: first of all, why did Cosmo go through the trouble of having the "heat sensor" mechanism in his office when he could have just installed a closed-circuit camera; and second of all, was the shoot-out on top of the Playtronics building really necessary? This movie was too intelligent to get bogged down in the old shootout cliche. Overall, though, a great flick!
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