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This film is a remake of the 1974 original starring Walter Matthau alongside Jerry Stiller and Hector Elizondo and the updated story portrays technology as both a blessing and a curse to good effect.
Playing a relatively low-key, almost geeky civil servant is an interesting change of pace for Washington. Travolta is terrifying as a disturbingly intelligent crook who oscillates between being sadistic and amiable.