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Deception

Thriller. Mystery 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 ... [+]
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United States
The New York Times
"Until it derails itself in its final 10 minutes, 'Reindeer Games' is lean and atmospheric" 
United States
Los Angeles Times
"Its twisty film noir world of down-on-their-luck men and unfathomable women is vintage B-picture material, but, in the grand B tradition, the games it plays are more ambitious than successful."
United States
Rolling Stone
"Reindeer Games lacks the emotional resonance of Frankenheimer’s classic films (...) But it bristles with the brute force he brought to 1986’s underrated 52 Pick-Up" 
United States
USA Today
"As late Christmas presents go, Reindeer Games is best left unwrapped."
United States
SFGATE
"One of the smartest action thrillers to come along in the past few years. It's also one of the freshest" 
United States
Chicago Sun-Times
"After the setup, it consists mostly of characters explaining their actions to one another."
United States
TV Guide
"The plot's preposterous and Affleck is way too callow for a role that would have fit Robert Mitchum like a second-hand suit"
United States
New York Post
"Without any believable characters or situations, Reindeer Games is about as appealing as leftover Christmas fruitcake."
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