1998, 2 hrs 12 min., Rated R for language and violence. Dir: Tony Scott. Cast: Will Smith (Robert Clayton Dean), Gene Hackman (Brill), Jon Voight (Reynolds), Jason Lee (Daniel Zavitz), Regina King (Carla Dean), Seth Green, Lisa Bonet (Rachel Banks), Tom Sizemore (Pintero), Gabriel Byrne.

Ahh, you can always count on a Jerry Bruckheimer production to keep the action flowing. His movies are the artsy-fartsy film directors' ultimate nightmare, where dialogue and plot stay backseat to the action and explosions. Which sometimes is a good thing for me, when you just want to be entertained, and in that regard Enemy of the State delivers.

However, I'll have to deduct a full star if only because Hollywood has yet to figure out politics, mainly because they don't care to actually do research. So, in Enemy it's the "right-wing" conservative "fascists" who want to have the ability to use government ultra-technology to deprive citizens of their right to privacy in the name of self-defense.

Yadda, yadda, I'm sure all the Hollywood stars will be on "Politically Incorrect" spouting these same absurd views, because apparently there are people out there who base their opinions on what Jennifer Tilly or a singer from ABBA has to say.

The open is directly from FOX's "Scariest Police Chases" 1-20 every other week. Which mainly is quick shot in different colors and angles of cars crashing through rails, other cars and foot chases after the crook crashes for good. This open, however, has absolutely NOTHING to do with the movie. Maybe FOX paid Bruckheimer to use its footage as a kind-of commercial. Otherwise, it has no redeeming value.

PLOT: If you have any worries about how all this technology can be used against you or to spy on earthlings, then Enemy of the State will increase those fears, and probably make you more paranoid. This is a good plot idea for our generation, where we're just beginning to see how small this planet can be with everyone connected. But it also makes it easier for the goverment to keep track of its' citizens.

Enter National Security Agency wanna-be president Reynolds (Voight), who wants to make sure a communications act is passed that makes wide-spread government tracking easier for supposed national threats. Reynolds wants the bill passes so bad that he's willing to murder to get his way. But, it's never that easy to cover that up either, and proceeds to ruin every life necessary to win.

I liked the ending. It tidied up nicely, with bad guys getting their due, and good guys getting on with their lives, with no messy pieces to pick up afterwards in sequels. Thank god if that's true.