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The Player

1992

Robert Altman

Tim Robbins, Greta Scacchi, Dina Merrill, Whoopi Goldberg ...

7.0

6,910

Comedy. Mystery. Drama Robert Altman's adaptation of Michael Tolkin's novel gives the notorious director a chance to address perhaps his greatest nemesis: the Hollywood studio system. Disguised as a thriller, the film assembles virtually every famous actor in Hollywood to create an exhilarating blend of real life and fiction. Tim Robbins plays Griffin Mill, a studio executive who begins to fear for his job when upstart Larry Levys (Peter Gallagher) name ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Vincent Canby The New York Times	"'The Player' is so entertaining, so flip and so genially irreverent that it seems to announce the return of the great gregarious film maker whose 'Nashville' remains one of the classics of the 1970's."	POS
United States	Hal Hinson The Washington Post	"From start to finish, the film is surprising, both in style and narrative (...) [A] fabulously enjoyable film"	POS
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"This is material Altman knows from the inside and the outside (...) A smart movie, and a funny one (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United Kingdom	Derek Malcolm The Guardian	"The most entertaining and intriguingly made ironic comedy that's been produced thereabouts for some considerable time"	POS
United States	Owen Gleiberman Variety	"If you’ve never seen Robert Altman’s 'The Player,' it would be hard, offhand, to think of a great movie that’s more fun or one that gives you a headier buzz"	POS
United States	Kenneth Turan Los Angeles Times	"[It] does capture L.A. and today’s Hollywood with chilling exactness (...) 'The Player' has enough energy to pick itself up"	POS
United Kingdom	Neil Smith BBC	"It's a masterly distillation of Tinseltown foibles which also works as a compelling moral thriller and a commentary on the cult of celebrity (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Caroline Westbrook Empire	"Tim Robbins' timeless satire on Hollywood is a modern classic with a sharp script and stunning performances. Watch over and over and over (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS

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