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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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A pileup of impossible-to-believe situations that just keep getting worse with every line uttered by anyone who happens to be on screen.

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Paul Clinton (CNN.com)
Paul Clinton (CNN.com)
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The chief idiocy of this movie, even allowing for its modest 'B' flick intentions, is its car-wreck of coincidences and contrivances.

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01/01/00
Peter Howell
Peter Howell
Toronto Star
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The film's action sequences explode with excitement as well as a clarity that's often missing from contemporary action vignettes.

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01/01/00
Philip Wuntch
Philip Wuntch
Dallas Morning News
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At its worst Reindeer Games is far-fetched, but if you suspend disbelief and just go along for the freaky ride, this noirish trucker tall-tale isn't half bad.

Full Review Source: Long Island Press | comment Comment
01/01/00
Prairie Miller
Prairie Miller
Long Island Press

A mechanical exercise from the get-go.

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Richard T. Jameson
Richard T. Jameson
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A sorry string of surprises that don't surprise.

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Rob Blackwelder
Rob Blackwelder
SPLICEDWire

I wish I'd had a stopwatch, to clock how many minutes are spent while one character holds a gun to another character's head and gabs.

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Roger Ebert
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Scott Renshaw
Scott Renshaw
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Giving a movie like this an epic sheen is, to use the technical term, like putting lipstick on a pig.

Full Review Source: culturevulture.net | comment Comment
01/01/00
Scott Von Doviak
Scott Von Doviak
culturevulture.net

Audience games are what I dislike.

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Susan Granger
Susan Granger
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Reindeer Games is too tricky to let the audience join the fun.

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Susan Stark
Susan Stark
Detroit News
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The pummeling and plotting grow tedious.

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Susan Wloszczyna
Susan Wloszczyna
USA Today
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Too much yatta -yatta- yatta and not enough ratta -tat- tat.

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01/01/00
Todd Anthony
Todd Anthony
South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Frankenheimer does make Reindeer Games a bigger experience than it might have been in anyone else's hands.

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Tom Keogh
Tom Keogh
Film.com
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The 'out-of-the-blue' ending that slaps you so hard in the face, you'll think General Patton was sitting next to you.

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Tony Toscano
Tony Toscano
Talking Pictures (U.S.)

Watching Reindeer Games is the equivalent of doubling down in blackjack and losing: it's fun at first, then your hopes go up, but you walk away feeling frustrated and cheated.

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Tor Thorsen
Tor Thorsen
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