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10/18/08
Snake Eyes (1998)
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Reviews Counted:13
Fresh:6
Rotten:7
Average Rating:5.2/10
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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Reviews for Snake Eyes
1 - 13 (sorted by date)
Top CriticWispy threads of dramatic plausibility and character involvement unravel completely by the time of the incredibly silly final reel.
09/18/08
Top CriticNever loses its bearings as it hovers between preposterous paranoia and a Billy-Wilder-like moral fable about a deeply flawed hero who draws a line in the sand beyond which he cannot go.
04/27/07
Top CriticDirector Brian De Palma does his stylish best to weave the patchy script into a cinematic quilt, but despite his best efforts -- and they're often formidable -- the thing just doesn't cohere.
07/12/02
Top CriticWhat might have been fascinating after a while becomes frustrating and, finally, a real slog.
06/18/02
Top CriticI can't think of another movie that starts so brilliantly and ends so miserably as this one.
01/01/00
Top CriticDe 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 CriticAlthough De Palma doesn't always stick rigorously to each separate viewpoint, there's an undeniable finesse in the way he parcels out the exposition in increments...
01/01/00
Top CriticThe last five to 10 minutes are completely stupid and add nothing to the film.
01/01/00
Top CriticIt's the worst kind of bad film: the kind that gets you all worked up and then lets you down, instead of just being lousy from the first shot.
01/01/00
Top CriticYou're never asked to invest much in the characters, and by the time you've roused yourself to care, it's too late.
01/01/00
Top Critic[De Palma's] most flamboyant fantasy of high-flying conspiracy and corruption since Blow Out.
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