Enemy of the State
1998
****
Director: Tony Scott
Cast: Will Smith, Gene Hackman, Jon Voight, Regina King, Loren Dean, Jake Busey, Barry Pepper, Gabriel Byrne, Jack Black, Jamie Kennedy, Scott Caan
A young labour lawyer is in the wrong place at the wrong time, and his entire life is erased by corrupt NSA agents. Tony Scott's entertaining conspiracy thriller offers a terrifying look at a modern surveillance state, where technology can track your every move. Things certainly haven't improved since then. David Marconi's script is clever and Tony Scott has directed it with his usual flashy style. The film moves with such relentless pace that I had no time to think whether it all makes sense.
