Please don't spend money on this.

Fantastic!

One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.

It's a good bad... and worth a popcorn matinée. While it's easy to lament what could have been...

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.

When I first saw Sneakers I didn't get it. I didn't like it at all.But after the second viewing I loved it and still do. Much if made of Sneakers being a hacker movie, and it is central, but what is also central are the consequences of the fall of the Soviet Union and the affect it has on US-Russian relationships, more so relevant now.Another key theme of Sneakers is that the characters rely on their thinking skills to solve a problem, e.g. when one of the team work out where Martin (Robert Redford) was kidnapped thanks to him recalling the sounds when he was in the car boot. Also then they worked out where the box was.Interesting and historically, Sneakers is one of the few movies to refer to the Commonwealth of Independent States, which it's website reassures me still exists amidst all the Eastern European drama since the fall of the Soviet Union. This is in the scene where the Russian diplomat shows his business card and you see Commonwealth of Independent States.The team chemistry was appealing and a sequel would be fantastic, all these years later.James Horner's composition is also wonderful.

I thought this was a GREAT film when it released and saw it a few times - I guess I was 16 or so at the time.Seeing it again it is a by-the-numbers caper film. James Horner's music sets the mood often over-the-top intense or super light "boy's adventure"... There is a lot of 'humor' which is very light and usually very dry. I think this film, despite it's being a tricksy one is best for oldies who can keep up.The story is a simple double caper setup - steal the goods and then steal them again except harder. But anyone watching will notice that for a bunch of crack security experts the characters behave a little stupidly...Plot holes, occasional sub-par dialogue, out-of-place music and characters that are a bit dull this remains a solid, undemanding thriller.

This is a must film for fans who want to know if the world's secrets can be acquired through theft. The answer may surprise many including Officials who believe our Government is secure. This film is entitled " Sneakers " and is about a group of Cyber-specialists who advertise themselves as computer security experts. Their job is to test the encryption systems of various electronic based companies. In their youth, two college students (Jo Marr and Gary Hershberger) seeking to right the world's financial problems, break into a University system as a prank. Unfortunately they are detected and Marr is sent to prison. It is years later and Bishop (Robert Redford) is a legitimate security consultant who is kidnapped because he has stolen a 'Black Box' which can hack into the most secure and sensitive centers of the world. His team consists of other specialists like Donald Crease (Sidney Poitier) Erwin Emory (David Strathairn) 'Mother' (Dan Aykroyd) and River Phoenix as Carl. They have decided to take on the Government agents who are holding Bishop. The problem multiples when the C.I.A. takes an active interest as does Bishop's former friend who seeks his own bit of revenge. The movie is interesting and lively as the level of danger grows until everyone is in danger including the real U.S. government. Easily recommended as a wonderful, but serious film. ****