director : Tony Scott cast : Will Smith , Gene Hackman , Jon Voight , Regina King , Loren Dean , Jake Busey , Barry Pepper . run time : 127 minute . rate r for violence and language .  another producer Jerry Bruckheimer\/director Tony Scott thrill ride without substance , this time pit family man lawyer Robert Clayton Dean -lrb- play by Will Smith in a ho-hum performance -rrb- against a technologically-driven government . not know that the trivial meeting with a old friend would cause he so much trouble , Dean get suck into a conspiracy case involve a rogue National Security Agent -lrb- Jon Voight -rrb- who kill a United States congressman because he accidentally receive a video tape with footage of the murder . with incredible surveillance technique and technology , Voight be able to track all of the lawyer 's move and keep tab on he .  we hero 's life be turn upside down until he meet up with a stealthy former NSA active name Brill -lrb- play very well by Gene Hackman -rrb- . with the assistance of Brill , Dean attack the government head on and must learn the truth in order to save he life . Director Tony Scott brilliantly use the camera to portray he view , jolt the character through a series of incredible chase scene , rip-roaring explosion , and intense firearm combat , but ultimately `` enemy of the state '' focus solely on the unbridled advance in special effect ability that it keep the audience from understand the story and get involve with the character . Smith be only adequate in he first major `` dramatic '' role , while Hackman and Voight pick up some of the slack in they devilishly effective part . a must-see if you be into big explosion and dynamite cinematography , but one to leave on the shelf if over-acting and a mediocre script be a annoyance .