Review of Sneakers (1992) by John K — 11 Feb 2012
This is fun: I first saw it in 1992, and 20 years later it's held up surprisingly well. It does suffer from "magic computers", but the central idea is valid: if you could use maths to find a fast way of calculating prime factors then it would undermine modern cryptography.
Similarly, penetration testing is an active field nowadays, and social engineering is a genuine threat. The cast all do a good job, and there's a wonderful cameo at the end. You could summarise the plot points quite quickly, but there are lots of nice touches along the way.
This review of Sneakers (1992) was written by John K on 11 Feb 2012.
Sneakers has generally received positive reviews.
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