On New Years Eve Star Movies will show Enemy of the State with Will Smith and Gene Hackman. The film will be shown at 6:30pm with a repeat at 9:30pm. A top notch political thriller it tells the story of a corrupt government agent's efforts to eliminate an innocent man who unwittingly possesses information implicating the agent in the death of a US Congressman.
Smith is a successful labor lawyer based in Washington. He meets an old friend and his life is turned upside down. In a fit of panic his friend who is an environmental scientist gives him vital evidence. He had accidentally videotaped a Senator's murder.
Smith gets framed for the murder which has been committed by a treacherous NSA official. Smith teams up with hackman who plays a mysterious underground information broker and ex-intelligence operative known only as Brill.
The film explores the use of Spy satellites, aimed at us. The government can constantly monitor one's movements and so the concept of privacy has been invaded.