Sneakers (1992)
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Austin Chronicle Kathleen Maher
At a time when conspiracy theories, in their relentlessness, their humorlessness and in their assumption of the monolithic, seem almost to protect the conspiracists by promulgating a sense of hopelessness, Sneakers's sense of fun, by contrast, seems empowering and almost subversive.
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75
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Washington Post Rita Kempley
Sneakers isn't about growing up, it's about playing games, cracking codes, inventing acronyms. It's a Twinkie for techies, an enormously entertaining time-waster.
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Newsweek David Ansen
Plausibility is not the movie's strongest suit, but Phil Alden Robinson's enjoyable caper makes up for its gaps in logic with its breezy tone and its technological razzledazzle.
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Time Out
A '60s-radical alternative to the 'flying glass' action pic prevalent in Hollywood, the film is sustained by a personable ensemble who generously trade off each other rather than grandstand.
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Washington Post Desson Thomson
If you think of Sneakers as a slick, updated Mission: Impossible, it's a lot of fun. It revels in the excitement of breaking security codes, slipping past guards and getting to the prize.
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Entertainment Weekly Owen Gleiberman
Sneakers is an agreeably lightweight caper thriller that has absolutely nothing to do with Reeboks or basketball.
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Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert
It's a sometimes entertaining movie, but thin.
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Slant Magazine
It’s a surprise to discover a cerebral, 25-year-old film following the blueprint for today’s endless glut of superhero movies. It certainly operates on this level for the masses.
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BBC
This is an energetic, fun, almost enchanting thriller with genuine moments of tension and a good few thrills too.
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TV Guide Magazine
It's all passably entertaining, but there's precious little that will stay with you; like so many contemporary movies, this one self-destructs five seconds after you leave the theater.
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