Review: Sneakers (1992)
Robert Redford stars as a former late 1960s radical and hacker who once left his buddy behind right before the cops show up during one of their exploits. Hey, you’d choose pizza over prison, too. Now in the 1990s, Redford has assumed a new name and leads a team of varied hi-tech experts who get hired to test the security systems of companies. A couple of NSA spooks (Timothy Busfield and Eddie Jones) show up who know Redford’s real identity and basically strong-arm him into helping them acquire a top-secret black box. They also agree to clear his record and will give Redford and his team a hefty amount of money for the gig. Of course, the spooks turn out to not be who they claim, and the black box is so powerful it can decode any and all encryption systems. The kind of thing governments – and other unsavoury types – would kill for. Enter Sir Ben Kingsley, as a man from Redford’s past whose identity is immediately obvious. Redford’s team is comprised of former CIA agent Sidney Poitier, c...