The first half of this movie is great - a real mystery unfolds and the ensemble cast including Robert Redford, Dan Aykroyd, Sidney Poitier, River Phoenix, David Strathairn and the beautiful Mary McDowell play perfectly off each other amid the action and comedy. Sadly when Gandhi, er, Ben Kingsely arrives halfway through the laces come undone as he unfolds a plot full anti-establishment angst. From this point on, Sneakers slows right down, and, like a novice marathoner on the 18th mile, never really finds its soul (pardon the pun) again.
Directed with aplomb by Phil Alden Robinson, Sneakers gets my rating of 7 out of 10.
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