Der Staatsfeind Nr.1
Regie:
Tony ScottDrehbuch:
David MarconiKamera:
Dan MindelBesetzung:
Will Smith, Gene Hackman, Jon Voight, Lisa Bonet, Regina King, Stuart Wilson, Laura Cayouette, Loren Dean, Barry Pepper, Ian Hart, Jake Busey, Scott Caan (mehr)Inhalte(1)
Dem erfolgreichen Anwalt Dean wird ein brisantes Video zugespielt, auf dem zu sehen ist, wie ein Kongress-Abgeordneter von Angehörigen des US-Geheimdienstes umgebracht wird. Der Abgeordnete war ein prominenter Gegner eines neuen Gesetzes, dass dem Geheimdienst weit reichende Beobachtungsrechte einräumen sollte. Nachdem nun Dean die Informationen besitzt, mit Hilfe derer das Gesetz endgültig zu Fall gebracht werden könnte, wird er für den Geheimdienst und besonders für den Vize-Direktor Thomas Brian Reynolds zum Staatsfeind Nr. 1. Binnen kurzer Zeit wird sein Ruf zerstört, ihm wird ein Mord in die Schuhe geschoben, und er selbst wird von Killern und Regierungsagenten gnadenlos gejagt. Der in die Enge getriebene Anwalt sieht nur einen Ausweg: Er legt seine Identität ab und schlägt mit den gleichen Waffen zurück, die der Sicherheitsdienst gegen ihn einsetzt. Nur in dem ehemaligen NSA-Agenten Brill findet Dean einen Verbündeten. (VOX)
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Intelligent, cool high-tech and with bad-ass camera filters. In short, Enemy of the State has everything required for satisfying entertainment in this genre.
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A pretty decent hi-tech thriller, but I didn’t like the protagonist. I actually don’t like Will Smith as an actor in general, but what bothered me here is how an excellent lawyer who can successfully escape from trained agents, in some moments (whenever the script finds convenient) behaves and speaks like a moron who didn’t even finish primary school. And that’s not the only reason why this film felt shallow and lacking the depth required to make it a truly smart thriller, as such, strong three stars should be more than enough for this undemanding and entertaining action ride.
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No matter how visually stunning and skillfully directed this film is, it didn't interest me as much as Tony Scott's other movies. In my opinion, the theme of espionage is too complicated to be depicted in any impressive form. No one really knows how that whole world works, and some of the gimmicks seemed truly nonsensical. I do not criticize the work of Tony Scott or the screenwriters, I simply didn't quite enjoy some aspects. The pace is excellent, it has great actors (Gene Hackman), and a tolerable performance by Will Smith, who is better in the role of a talkative dad than a tough and confident lawyer. I consider the typical visual tricks and camera filters of Scott to be a given.
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A superbly cast and directed thriller about a man who finds himself in the wrong place at the wrong time and becomes a hunted animal. The gripping pace does not let up even for a moment and even seemingly innocent, but closely watched and eavesdropped dialogues become an interesting and suspenseful element of the story. On top of that, it has imaginative chases and shootouts, and it sexcellent ending makes Enemy of the State one of the best action films of the 90s.
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Tony Scott simply had an eye for crafting a good thriller with energy, featuring likable characters as well as villains, and packaged it all in a way that's just plain enjoyable. You might easily get a bout of paranoia from the film, because if this was possible almost twenty years ago, what is possible now?
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