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03/24/02
Snake Eyes (1998)
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Reviews Counted:63
Fresh:26
Rotten:37
Average Rating:5.3/10
Runtime: 1 hr 38 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis: From its incredible opening tracking shot to its suspenseful finale, this Brian De Palma thriller maintains a giddy, fever pitch of cinematic style and excitement. Nicolas Cage stars as Atlantic... [More]
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Gary Sinise, John Heard, Carla Gugino
Director: Brian De Palma
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01/01/00
Aside from a sensational, continuous 20-minute opening take, and an amazing shot that literally swoops over the top of a row of hotel rooms, there's little of interest here.
09/18/08
The truth is that De Palma is less a persuasive artist than he is a simple and vulgar bully.
01/01/00
DePalma's overuse of his point of view shots, especially his out-of-focus sequences with his nearsighted damsel in distress, adds nothing to the proceedings.
01/01/00
What might have been fascinating after a while becomes frustrating and, finally, a real slog.
06/18/02
Top CriticIf you were to review Brian De Palma's Snake Eyes in just one word, it would have to be the sound of air being let out of a balloon: Pfffffffft.
01/01/00
Mediocre, but watchable.
01/01/00
Snake Eyes so quickly disintegrates into formula, and the characters into caricatures, that it completely loses steam by the halfway mark.
01/01/00
I can't think of another movie that starts so brilliantly and ends so miserably as this one.
01/01/00
Top CriticAfter the premise settles in the dust just as it should, the movie crumbles into one big mess where the characters spurt out some incredibly dumb dialogue and act like they are in some sort of Spice Girls music video.
01/01/00
The second half of the film plays out a weak-kneed chase yarn that's staged and structured so halfheartedly you wonder why the filmmakers bothered at all.
01/01/00
The camera is the only star of this film.
01/01/00
Promises to be a masterpiece, only to succumb to Hollywood mediocrity -- just like its director.
04/26/04
Despite Cage and Sinise's failings, the investigation of the murder is very intriguing...for a while.
01/01/00
No review available.
04/02/05
De Palma doesn't know the meaning of the word "subtle" -- every scene in Snake Eyes uses a brash, in-your-face approach that works until the disappointing climax.
01/01/00
Top CriticDe Palma makes the mistake of revealing the mastermind behind an assassination conspiracy before the movie is half over, thus leaving himself with nothing to work with.
02/27/01
The film that not only made me give up on Brian DePalma -- the man can't make a good movie anymore -- but it also made me doubt the judgement of Nicolas Cage and Gary Sinise.
11/07/02
Once the central plot is revealed, it's all downhill.
01/01/00
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