One of the most common fears of Americans is being a pawn in someone else's game, controlled by unseen agencies and powers. That fear provides the force field of drama and adrenalin-pumping excitement in this techno-thriller written by David Marconi and directed by Tony Scott (Crimson Tide, Top Gun).

Robert Clayton Dean (Will Smith), a top labor lawyer who takes on the Mob for his clients, faces a far more dangerous adversary when he is put under surveillance by Brian Reynolds (Jon Voight), an ambitious National Security Agency official who will stop at nothing to get a bill passed in Congress to give the government broader surveillance powers. Suddenly his electronic identity is snatched away from him; his wife is led to believe he's having an affair with an old girlfriend, and his law firm dumps him when they receive false information about his work.

This political thriller unspools with a quick pace and a mix of clever action sequences. Luckily, the besieged lawyer connects with Brill (Gene Hackman), a form NSA official and savvy ex-espionage expert. Together they attempt to turn the tables on Reynolds and his amoral youthful band of techno-wizards who seem to enjoy invading people's privacy. To them — as to many others — everything in America is entertainment.