Réalisation:
Tony ScottScénario:
David MarconiPhotographie:
Dan MindelActeurs·trices:
Will Smith, Gene Hackman, Jon Voight, Lisa Bonet, Regina King, Stuart Wilson, Laura Cayouette, Loren Dean, Barry Pepper, Ian Hart, Jake Busey (plus)Résumés(1)
Robert Clayton Dean, avocat engage depuis ses debuts dans une lutte acharnee contre la mafia, rencontre fortuitement un ami d'enfance, temoin malgre lui d'un meurtre politique, ce qui plonge aussitot l'avocat dans un engrenage infernal. Il devient ainsi le dernier possesseur de la seule preuve existante du crime commis par Thomas Reynolds, le directeur de la NSA, l'organisation gouvernementale la plus secrete et la plus puissante des Etats-Unis, envers un depute. Reynolds va deployer toutes ses ressources pour neutraliser et discrediter Dean. (texte officiel du distributeur)
(plus)Critiques (5)
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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