A profound assessment of society's dangerous potential, made by people who are part of the problem.
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09/09/09
Gamer (2009)
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Reviews Counted:68
Fresh:20
Rotten:48
Average Rating:4.3/10
Consensus: With all of the hyperkinetic action and none of the flair of Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor's earlier work, Gamer has little replay value.
Rated: R [See Full Rating]
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
Theatrical Release:Sep 4, 2009 Wide
Box Office: $20,488,579
Synopsis: GAMER is a high-concept action thriller set in a near future when gaming and entertainment have evolved into a terrifying new hybrid. Humans control other humans in mass-scale, multi-player online... [More]
Starring: Gerard Butler, Michael C. Hall, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Kyra Sedgwick
Director: Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor
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Reviews for Gamer
It is, in the end, a migraine in search of a movie-goer, one that hypocritically berates pop-culture's bloodthirst even as it eagerly quenches it with a sadistic barrage of severed limbs and crushed skulls.
09/09/09
Perhaps the most deliriously demented film of the year. I say that with honest admiration for the deliriously demented.
09/09/09
Crank’s Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor direct with their usual flashy brio, and basso profundo Keith David has a sublime cameo as a cop indignant at the thought of a pistachio peanut butter sandwich.
09/09/09
A lot of good actors waste their time and talent in a very disappointing movie
09/08/09
In the press materials Mr. Butler informs us enthusiastically that the movie “has all the hallmarks of Neveldine’s and Taylor’s sick, yet genius minds.” At least he’s half right.
09/08/09
Top CriticBodies and buildings blow up but this is carnage of the most lacklustre sort, with any momentum petering out long before it's "game over."
09/08/09
Top CriticIt's a deeply cynical and joyless point of view, completely lacking in the winking visual style that made Crank worth a look.
09/08/09
Top CriticCrass, nonstop action triumphs over narrative and character in this movie-length simulation of a video game.
09/08/09
Top CriticAs the brutish Kable, Gerard Butler must find out who's pulling his strings, but it's the audience whose chain gets yanked by this headache-inducing techno-violent mishmash.
09/08/09
Top CriticDirectors Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor were responsible for the delirious Crank and Crank 2 but left the magic behind.
09/08/09
Add an element of interactivity into the hyperkinetic, repetitive action, plodding narrative, and stupefyingly obvious social commentary, and the potential might exist for something entertaining.
09/08/09
Top CriticThe game sequences are all familiar flash, and zero tension.
09/08/09
It's visually incomprehensible, emotionally empty, thematically nihilistic, almost entirely plotless... and it thinks those are virtues.
09/07/09
A virulently ugly, unpleasant movie to look at as well as an incredibly stupid one, an insult to the eye as well as the brain.
09/06/09
A cautionary tale issuing a dire warning about the prospects for humanity in a world where machines lead and people follow.
09/06/09
I happily anticipated seeing what the writer/director team of the two 'Crank' movies would come up with next.
09/05/09
A mindless and tedious sci-fi action film that's high on style while low on substance and palpable thrills.
09/05/09
It's a mess of a film mainly because the "CRANK"-style of filmmaking doesn't really fit with the material because for the most part, the movie is played straight. It's a real shame cause the premise sounded ridiculously fun
09/05/09
About as gloomy as looking into the head of a hacker.
09/05/09
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