Start with the excellent supporting performances. Broderick is solid, and Sheedy even better, but what really sells this film is everything else. The FBI thinks he's a Soviet spy, while classmate Jennifer Mack (Ally Sheedy) is wondering if this isn't all really about a rejiggered biology grade. Air Force's WOPR (War Operation Planned Response) computer system in such a way as to trigger a countdown to World War III. Seattle high schooler David Lightman (Matthew Broderick) has only a few hours to undo what he thought was a sneak preview of an upcoming computer game but what instead got him tinkering with the U.S. While it's not a film classic, it's a very, very good popcorn thriller of uncommon craft, charm, and humanity. As more filmmakers follow its example of portraying a high-tech faceoff between man and machine, "WarGames" remains a standard to be measured against. Cyberthrillers may not have started with "WarGames," but it was here the form achieved an early peak.
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