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Reindeer Games

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Reindeer Games (2000)

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Reviews Counted:86

Fresh:21

Rotten:65

Average Rating:4.2/10

Consensus: Despite a decent cast, subpar acting and a contrived plot disappointed reviewers.

Runtime: 1 hr 58 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Synopsis: Rudy Duncan (Ben Affleck) is a small-time car thief about to be released from jail in time for Christmas. When his cellmate, Nick, is suddenly killed, Rudy decides to take on his identity in order... Rudy Duncan (Ben Affleck) is a small-time car thief about to be released from jail in time for Christmas. When his cellmate, Nick, is suddenly killed, Rudy decides to take on his identity in order to meet Nick's beautiful pen-pal girlfriend, Ashley (Charlize Theron). The couple has fun until her psychotic brother, Gabriel (Gary Sinise), shows up. Gabriel and his gang want to hold up a casino where Nick had once worked, and they blackmail Rudy/Nick into going along with the scheme. Rudy has to bluff his way through the crime, pretending to be Nick in order to avoid being killed while trying to sabotage the plans of the bad guys. Will Rudy be able to outsmart the bad guys, or will he end up facedown in the snow? Double crosses abound in this frosty film noir action movie boasting a twisty script by writer Ehren Kruger (SCREAM 3, ARLINGTON ROAD) and assured direction by veteran John Frankenheimer (THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE, RONIN), plus a sneaky sense of humor and plenty of Christmas references. [More]

Starring: Ben Affleck, Charlize Theron, Gary Sinise, James Frain

Starring: Ben Affleck, Charlize Theron, Gary Sinise, James Frain, Dennis Farina, Donal Logue, Danny Trejo, Clarence Williams, Ashton Kutcher, James Hutson, Mark Hoeppner

Director: John Frankenheimer

Director: John Frankenheimer
Screenwriter: Ehren Kruger
Producer: Marty Katz, Chris Moore, Bob Weinstein
Composer: Alan Silvestri

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Reindeer Games is the sort of movie in which nothing is quite what it seems.

Full Review Source: Orlando Sentinel | comment Comment
01/01/00
Jay Boyar
Jay Boyar
Orlando Sentinel

The end is a long time coming in Reindeer Games and the dialogue is mostly slush.

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01/01/00
Jay Carr
Jay Carr
Boston Globe
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The film is also so preposterous and has such a mean-spirited, malicious current running through it, that it's hard to swallow.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
01/01/00
Jeff Vice
Jeff Vice
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

Continuously push the film's credibility factor to the point that those not enjoying the stupid fun will get 'eye-aches' from too much rolling occurring in that ocular region of their bodies.

Full Review Source: Screen It! | comment Comment
01/01/00
Jim Judy
Jim Judy
Screen It!

Dramatically killed with an ending so ridiculous that it practically washes away the entire entertainment value of its previous ninety minutes.

Full Review Source: JoBlo's Movie Emporium | comment Comment
01/01/00
JoBlo
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Full Review Source: Sacramento Bee | comment Comment
01/01/00
Joe Baltake
Joe Baltake
Sacramento Bee

Frankeheimer shows he can still make a pretty decent action flick.

Full Review Source: Planet Sick-Boy | comment Comment
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Jon Popick
Jon Popick
Planet Sick-Boy

The games it plays are more ambitious than successful.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
01/01/00
Kenneth Turan
Kenneth Turan
Los Angeles Times
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As leaden as a Civil War fruitcake.

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Lawrence Toppman
Lawrence Toppman
Charlotte Observer

About as appealing as leftover Christmas fruitcake.

Full Review Source: New York Post | comment Comment
01/01/00
Lou Lumenick
Lou Lumenick
New York Post
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The movie is often amusing, thanks to Affleck's excellent deadpan delivery of flippant lines in the face of loaded guns and to Sinise's scenery-chewing villain.

Full Review Source: Houston Chronicle | comment Comment
01/01/00
Louis B. Parks
Louis B. Parks
Houston Chronicle
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01/01/00
Madeleine Williams
Madeleine Williams
Cinematter

Frankenheimer directs with brisk efficiency.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
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Maitland McDonagh
Maitland McDonagh
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Marc Savlov
Marc Savlov
Austin Chronicle

This is one of those movies where the twists are more important than the story.

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01/01/00
Mark Ramsey
Mark Ramsey
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01/01/00
MaryAnn Johanson
MaryAnn Johanson
Flick Filosopher

Affleck plays up the jokiness of the script, and while that famously light approach has worked elsewhere, it isn't quite what's needed in this type of action thriller.

Full Review Source: Movie Poop Shoot | comment Comment
01/01/00
Michael Dequina
Michael Dequina
Movie Poop Shoot

It's a heist without a plan, a crime without a brain, a thriller without a decent script.

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Michael Wilmington
Michael Wilmington
Chicago Tribune
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Frankenheimer ... treats this trashy, disreputable material with a brute squareness so leaden and dour it's practically Teutonic.

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Owen Gleiberman
Owen Gleiberman
Entertainment Weekly
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P. Nelson Reinsch
P. Nelson Reinsch
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