Sneakers sports an all star cast of Robert Redford, Dan Ackroyd, River Phoenix, Ben Kingsley and Sidney Poitier. This is an early 90's techno thriller, so obviously the technology is now looking dated. This is the first time i have seen this film and it does remind me a lot of the Oceans films in terms of an all star cast with a twisty plot but very little character development. Redford carries the film at times, always a strong charismatic screen presence and it helps that his character Martin Bishop does have a bit of a backstory. The rest of the cast all give good performances with very little to do. I found Sneakers fun, although felt it went on slightly too long. There are some good moments throughout with elements of tension, although i did find it hard to believe that Kingsley and Redford's characters were meant to be very good friends in the past as for some reason these two stars had very little chemistry when on screen together. Taken for what it is and the time period it was made Sneakers is a good fun film which anyone could enjoy but is a film which is not destined to make a lasting impression.
Review of Sneakers
