Enemy of the State The Rewatchables
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Enemy of the State

What’s Aged the Worst?

Reynolds being diminished by domestic scenes becomes the chosen answer; the slow first act, impossible NSA imaging, and Scott Caan’s hair are also criticized.

In the discussion (4)
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  • The film takes too long to regain momentum after the opening murder.
  • The NSA’s satellite and image-reconstruction capabilities are described as implausible, even though later real surveillance makes the premise less dismissible.
  • Scott Caan’s increasingly exaggerated hairstyle is nominated.
  • Reynolds’ domestic scenes with his much younger wife undercut his menace; the panel settles on this as the answer.