Enemy of the State: Critic Reviews

A high-adrenaline, high-concept action thriller!

It has a hurtling pace, nonstop intensity and a stylish, appealing performance by Will Smith!

The movie is fast-paced, centered around two big chase scenes, and ending in a clever double-cross that leads to a big shootout.

Watching this movie is like being wired to a TV set on permanent channel-surf mode!

[Its] spirited action is balanced by an almost contemplative attitude toward surveillance phobias and the movie cliches they've spawned.

One shaky mess!

From there, with the mystery entirely gone and the thrills fading fast, the rest is pretty much a two-hour chase sequence, culminating in a hilariously maladroit shoot-out.

A solid two hours of pure, escapist entertainment.

What do you say about a movie that sends you home in a frenzy to search for bugs? In the new age of Big Brother, that's entertainment.

Practically an elder statesman compared to the technobrats Bruckheimer usually employs, Scott also pays attention to the acting and it pays off.

Decent thriller; not suitable for kids.

A highly enjoyable hi-tech thriller.

Distinctly uneven but generally entertaining...

If you want to believe in the dark side of government, we are already past the predictions of Enemy of the State.

...it's the action, not the acting, that is the key to the movie's success, and that's where it excels with its constant momentum.

It's got some great action moments, just enough energy to jolt you through the exposition deliveries, and a ridiculously colorful cast to keep your eyeballs busy.

Add Smith's lippy innocent and a host of subcontracted indie fresh faces, and you have the Bruckheimer formula: loud, lavish, seemingly efficient; over-large, over-long, over-plotted. Safe and sorry.

Who'd have thought I'd miss the subtle touch of the late Don Simpson?

O roteiro bem construido e a direcao energica de Scott conferem tensao ao filme, que tambem faz uma serie de bem-vindas alusoes a A Conversacao.

It's good to see an action thriller have a story that has some real meaning and issues that may open quite a few eyes to the fragility of the rights of the individual in a world where things are moving too fast to control.

A super thriller with a great cat... er, cast.

It satisfies needs of those who crave for quality entertainment as much as the needs of those who like some food for thought.

Preposterous.

High production values and Gene Hackman are the only things that stand out in this run-of-the-mill Hollywood paranoia thriller. The unimaginative plot consists mostly of Will Smith being chased around by government agents.

The movie has plenty of high-tech power, spinning out action so explosive you'll hardly notice how preposterous the story is or how cardboard-thin the characters are.