Very entertaining spy kid movie mixed with video games and endearing Henry Thomas that is a joy to watch! Cloak and Dagger is more than I could hope for, a pleasant surprise from start to finish. Nerdtastic entertainment with the classic oldies vibe that is so lovable!
Cloak & Dagger
1984
Action / Adventure / Crime / Family / Mystery / Thriller
Cloak & Dagger
1984
Action / Adventure / Crime / Family / Mystery / Thriller
6.5Plot summary
11-year-old Davey, whose mother is dead and whose father doesn't spend nearly enough time with him. So the boy loses himself in video games--and even has an imaginary friend, a super-resourceful secret agent. When he accidentally comes into possession of a spy group's secret plans, and winds up on the run from them, he must learn to rely on himself and his imaginary pal to save his skin. But, in the end, Dad proves to be his real hero.
Uploaded by: FREEMAN
Director
Top cast
Henry Thomas as Davey Osborne
William Forsythe as Morris
Dabney Coleman as Jack Flack / Hal Osborne
Nicholas Guest as Taxi Driver
Tech specs
720p.BLU 1080p.BLU 720p.WEB 1080p.WEB 932.54 MB
1280*690
English 2.0
NR
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Enticingly awesome
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For Kids Only
This started off very strong with a fun spoof of James Bond-type spy movies with Dabney Coleman playing a secret agent using funny gimmicks in a short action scene.
After that it settled down into a story of a young boy, "Davey Osborne," (Henry Thomas) who accidentally stumbles onto real-life spies and with the help of his imaginary super-hero, eludes them as they chase him down.
The familiar storyline of nobody believing the young boy got tiresome quickly and the cloak- and-dagger scenes were too juvenile for adults to enjoy. The kids might like as the focus is entirely on "Davey" and his little friend "Kim," who, by the way, is very annoying and a poor actress.
Coleman, meanwhile, plays a double role: the "invisible" hero and "Davey's" real-life father.
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You Don't need To Drive The Subtext Home With a Sledgehammer
Richard Franklin takes a rest from directing movies like WORLD OF SEXUAL FANTASY to bring you this tale of Henry Thomas. His mother has recently died, and he has retreated into imagining the computer spy game he plays is real, with Dabney Coleman playing both the hard-as-nails spy who advises him and his father, who seems overwhelmed by events. Naturally, it turns out that Henry's game gets caught up with real life smugglers of some sort, resulting in adventures and hijinx.
The script tries to keep one foot in reality and one in fantasy, and as a result fails in both. Coleman's Mr. Darling/Captain Hook shtick is obvious and awkward, although I'm sure he was glad to take a break from his playing star persona of the 1980s, the comic nasty. The failure of the film makers to understand that a child's fantasy is not simply a commentary on his real life makes this awkward and pointless, unlike, say THE DARK CRYSTAL just a matter of kids being cute. Which Thomas and co-star Christina Nigra are, but they could perform "I'm a Little Tea Cup" and be just as cute.