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Snake Eyes

1998

Brian De Palma

Nicolas Cage, Gary Sinise, Carla Gugino, John Heard ...

6.0

20,147

Thriller. Mystery 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 City detective Ritchie Santoro (his explosive energy and flashy clothes mirror the tone of the film), who finds himself heading a high-level investigation after the U.S. secretary of defense is assassinated at the championship fight he's ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"It'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 (...) Rating: ★ (out of 4)"	NEG
United States	Todd McCarthy Variety	"After a razzle-dazzle opening, this hyperactive thriller (...) devolves into a mere excuse for a stylistic exercise by director Brian De Palma"	NEU
United States	Stephen Holden The New York Times	"A great big juicy gob of apocalyptic paranoia (...) 'Snake Eyes' has deeper issues on its mind than cheap thrills, conspiracy theories and the titillating joys of surveillance"	POS
United States	Nathan Rabin AV Club	"The first hour or so of 'Snake Eyes' (...) are as good as anything De Palma has done (...) In its second half, however, it steadily loses both its momentum and its focus"	NEU
United States	Lisa Alspector Chicago Reader	"This boring 1998 thriller (...) almost seems to punish viewers who get too caught up in plot or characterization."	NEG
United States	Rita Kempley The Washington Post	"Sinise, Shaw and Gugino are surprisingly good considering all are obliged to play characters who do not exist in nature."	NEU
United Kingdom	William Thomas Empire	"It's the pyrotechnics which enthral (...) Plot- and tension-wise, the movie hurtles wildly off the rails in the third act (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU

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