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Playing God

Playing God (1997)

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Average Rating: 4.3/10
Critic Reviews: 8
Fresh: 2 | Rotten: 6

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After losing his license to work as a surgeon, synthetic-heroin addict Eugene Sands (David Duchovny) is on a downward spiral into the Los Angeles drug scene. One night, someone is shot in a bar, and Sands performs a life-saving medical maneuver on the spot. Word travels fast. A few days later, a limo drops him off at the Malibu den of counterfeiter-smuggler Raymond Blossom (Timothy Hutton) and his cupid-lipped moll Claire (Angelina Jolie). The bleach-haired Blossom needs someone to stitch up his

R, 1 hr. 34 min.

Mystery & Suspense, Action & Adventure

Mark Haskell Smith

Jun 16, 1998

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Critic Reviews for Playing God

All Critics (49) | Top Critics (14) | Fresh (4) | Rotten (25) | DVD (1)

A medical-underworld thriller that teaches the star of TV's The X-Files something about Z-grade theatrical pics.

January 1, 2000 Comment
Mike Clark
USA Today
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Jarring and unpleasantly woozy.

April 29, 2003 Comment
Jeffrey M. Anderson
San Francisco Examiner

Another boring Pulp Fiction derivative - a copy of a copy of a copy.

July 30, 2002 Full Review | Comment
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

If you watch closely, you can spot the exact moment that David Duchovny's career ended.

July 26, 2002 Comment
Rob Vaux
Flipside Movie Emporium
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Horrible. Jolie aside, horrible.

November 22, 2006
mjgildea
Michael Gildea

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I enjoyed this film, more than I expected, " Jolie" reprises her acting at the level we first had a glimpse of in "True Woman".

April 2, 2009
EbertsLittleApprentice
Joseph Eastmond

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