VHS : Sneakers [1992]

Rating: - Cuddle up Together
There are very few films that remain incessantly entertaining after repeated viewings but this is certainly one of them. I would describe it as a comfort movie - one to watch with the girlfriend on stormy afternoons or reassuringly peaceful evenings.
Sneakers is a feelgood comedy-thriller with a plausible and pacy plot and fine performances from a cast that works wonderfully well together.
Reminiscent of 1950's British espionage or courtroom thrillers, it relies, not upon contrived set-piece action sequences but upon strong plot and fine comedic performances from Robert Redford, Sidney Poitier, Mary McDonnell and River Phoenix (among others).
A particularly pleasing aspect of the movie is the soundtrack - composed by James Horner and featuring Branford Marsalis as a soloist. The instrumentation features bells and choral stylings that brings to mind snow and sleighs and the nativity. For this reason it has become something of a friends and family favourite at this time of year.
Honest, funny, romantic and nostalgic, this is a film that will soon mean something to you.

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Rating: - Superb...
What a great movie. I could watch it all day. Redord, Poitier... all at their best. Ben Kingsley in great sinister mode. Daft plot Utterly engaging. A female lead that'll break y'er heart... And the wasted, luminous... damn-we-miss-him talent that was River Phoenix... (Can you imagine what that lad would be doing NOW?) Anyway, here he is... goofing around.... Lovely stuff... And wtach out for the line from Poitier when he says... 'And two round trip tickets to.... Scotland!' Apart from 'Cosmo... You ain't gone crazy on me, have you?' delivered by the Master Bob Redford... It's the best line in the movie. Leave your brains at the door and enjoy an innocent, wonderful piece of Hollywood hokum. And - Akroyd and Strathmore - ain't chopped liver either....

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Rating: - Sneakers
Cast of excellent actors whom all have some sort of criminal background. The organisation they belong to help organisations fight crime. They are approached by an American agency, but are not sure which one to steal a Russian's invention - a code breaker. This film is a must for some of the laughs alone for example a blind man reading a braille playboy magazine add that to the fact there are some fit actors - Robert Redford and River Phoenix (wow)it's not just a chick flick believe me.

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Rating: - Another Great Underrated Film
Another of those films where those who see it wonder why so many others have never heard of it. It's a mystery as I think it's marvellous. Great cast, great crew, excellent score (by James "Titanic" Horner), funny, original, exciting. What more could you ask for than a well made feelgood film for a rainy day? Buy this film now!

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Rating: - slick and sexy!
The title of this movie doesn't give much away, but the storyline is a clever one. Redford looks slightly uncomfortable at times but no one else could really pull off the part - the leader of a bunch of misfits that break into high security buildings on purpose as a security check, to make sure that no one else can. 'Whistler' is a classic, and totally beleivable as the blind smartass with superb hearing. The soundtrack builds the drama and emotion perfectly, with clangy piano and drum rolls when you least expect them. It's a movie you can watch over and over, without worrying that you know the ending. It's great to watch just for the photography which sets a style for the film - slick and sexy in an unintentional way. Definately one to get on video.