Synopsis
When the videotape of the murder of a congressman unknowingly ends up in the hands of labor lawyer and dedicated family man Robert Clayton Dean, he is framed for the murder. With the help of the mysterious Brill, Dean attempts to throw the NSA off his trail and prove his innocence.
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Cast
- Will SmithRobert Clayton Dean
- Gene HackmanBrill
- Jon VoightReynolds
- Regina KingCarla Dean
- Loren DeanHicks
- Jake BuseyKrug
- Barry PepperPratt
- Jason LeeDaniel Zavitz
- Gabriel Byrne'Brill'
- Lisa BonetRachel Banks
Recommendations
- 88
USA Today
The picture is solidly crafted, performed to the hilt and full of humor. - 80
Washington Post
An enormously entertaining visit to planet paranoia, but its escapist pleasures titillate only in direct proportion to the degree of persecution complex that you bring into the theater with you. - 80
Rolling Stone
Bruckheimer and director Tony Scott have wisely set their course by Will Smith, who is sensational in a dramatic role that leans on him to carry a movie without the help of aliens or Big Willie-style jokes for every occasion. - 75
ReelViews
It offers a solid two hours of pure, escapist entertainment. - 70
Chicago Reader
The social criticism is as unforced as the humor (and the references to "The Conversation") in this 1998 conspiracy thriller, whose spirited action is balanced by an almost contemplative attitude toward surveillance phobias and the movie cliches they've spawned. - 70
Village Voice
Enemy of the State isn't really a smart film, but it makes a concerted stab at pretending to be one. - 70
Newsweek
The scary fun of the movie is embodied in a brilliantly filmed and edited chase sequence in which Smith tries to escape the ubiquitous cyber-eyes that see every inch of his flight. - 60
TV Guide Magazine
Tony Scott's thriller is flashy, but it's not dead stupid and it's never dull.
