Pacionsbo Absolutely Fantastic

Deanna There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

Jakoba True to its essence, the characters remain on the same line and manage to entertain the viewer, each highlighting their own distinctive qualities or touches.

Isbel A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

mark_andrew_taylor Thoroughly enjoyed this movie. The casting is excellent and no single actor dominates the movie. It combines comedy and action to just the right degree. Will always watch if I stumble across it on tv.

Jack-79832128 Boring, "click ctrl+shift+enter to steal money from bank" movie. It's "simplified" for the general population, but if you have any idea how tech works, the script will be hard to swallow. If you work in IT field, you'll probably suffer minor nervous breakdown while watching this movie.

Chase_Witherspoon Lightweight but reasonably entertaining espionage movie that occasionally turns dark, concerning a group of computer boffins who inadvertently discover a hacked microchip containing top secret codes to critical public utilities with the potential to be catastrophic in the wrong hands. Naturally, the code-breaking programme does fall into the wrong hands (Kingsley) after Redford mistakenly hands it over to shady characters he believed were NSA agents. The tale then focuses on their attempts to recover the programme held under tight security.Redford is typically watchable and he receives good support from Poitier, Phoenix, Aykroyd, McDonnell etc as the good guys (and token girl). James Earl Jones makes a late cameo as an FBI boss attempting to secure the safe return of the codebreaking programme in a scene that it must be said, descends into virtual farce. It's often difficult to gauge the tone of "Sneakers" - one minute there's a bloody execution, the next, characters drop half-baked one-liners and deliberately esoteric computer speak aimed at laughs. The tone of "Sneakers" reminded me of "Stakeout" in its unorthodox blend of light humour and sometimes violent undertones.Still, despite its flaws and epic two-hour duration, the diverse cast holds interest and the code-breaking, hacking computer intrigue can always generate suspense for viewers with a technical bent. The appearance of River Phoenix might also be a pulley for some viewers, in one of his few adult roles before his untimely death a year later.

XweAponX Sidney Poitier - River Phoenix - Dan Ackroyd - Mary McDonnell - Robert Redford - James Earl Jones... and Gandhi! Not to mention a youngish David Strathairn.This film made in 1992 is very relevant today, dealing with issues like encryption, security, access, Identification... At the time this film was made, the PC was just starting to be used for common uses. This film is a pretty accurate look back at the state of the industry for 1992, and some of the speculative uses shown here have actually come into being.This film shows Robert Redford as he heads a group of people who are uniquely talented in manipulating several fields of computer and telephone uses... and Ab-uses.As head of this band of electronic robin hoods, Redford as 'Marty' Bishop is tricked into stealing a piece of technology and handing it over to Bad Guys headed by "Cosmo" aka Gandhi/Ben Kingsley - And this piece of Tech can literally shout secrets over rooftops... Hence, "No More Secrets". The item in question actually deals with encryption algorithms that are still in use today.In an attempt to re-acquire this little gadget, Redford assembles his team and with the help of girlfriend Mary McDonnell, attempts to infiltrate the Marin County "fortress of solitude" of criminal Ben Kingsley.The technical and comedic situations which arise in this caper make a wholly fun and interesting film. These pranks are highly humorous and basically succeed... And some of them were not too far off the mark due to the technical assistance by one of the scientists who actually developed part of the technology which this film refers to.There are several nods and references to the films "THX-1138" by Lucas, Francis Ford Coppola's "The Conversation", and Barry Levinson's "The Natural"... and "Three Days of the Condor".