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Movie critics combined give Reindeer Games (2000) a score of 2.2172 out of 4
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Reindeer Games (2000) scores a combined 2.45 out of 4 stars for Plugged InPlugged In
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Reindeer Games (2000) scores a combined 2.42 out of 4 stars for BBCi - FilmsBBCi - Films
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Reindeer Games (2000) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for TV Guide (Maitland McDonagh)TV Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
The plot's preposterous and Affleck is way too callow for a role that would have fit Robert Mitchum like a second-hand suit. ...read the complete Reindeer Games movie review at TV Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
Reindeer Games (2000) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for LA Weekly (F. X. Feeney)LA Weekly (F. X. Feeney)
A cleverly plotted, cleanly crafted matinee item -- pure entertainment on a romping continuum with Frankenheimer's ...read the complete Reindeer Games movie review at LA Weekly (F. X. Feeney)
Reindeer Games (2000) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Tempi ModerniTempi Moderni
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Reindeer Games (2000) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Jamey Hughton's Movie Views (Jamey Hughton)Jamey Hughton's Movie Views (Jamey Hughton)
A mediocre mystery, a lazy action film and a decidedly unfestive Christmas movie. ...read the complete Reindeer Games movie review at Jamey Hughton's Movie Views (Jamey Hughton)
Reindeer Games (2000) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for New York Times (Elvis Mitchell)New York Times (Elvis Mitchell)
Narratively, the movie is similar to a casino game: you're not sure where you are and the house has the advantage. ...read the complete Reindeer Games movie review at New York Times (Elvis Mitchell)
Reindeer Games (2000) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Mr. Cranky Rates the Movies (Mr. Cranky)Mr. Cranky Rates the Movies (Mr. Cranky)
...read the complete Reindeer Games movie review at Mr. Cranky Rates the Movies (Mr. Cranky)
Reindeer Games (2000) scores a combined 2.37 out of 4 stars for El Criticon (Antonio Méndez Casanova)El Criticon (Antonio Méndez Casanova)
...read the complete Reindeer Games movie review at El Criticon (Antonio Méndez Casanova)
Reindeer Games (2000) scores a combined 2.32 out of 4 stars for Cineclub-Filmkritik Cineclub-Filmkritik
...read the complete Reindeer Games movie review at Cineclub-Filmkritik
Reindeer Games (2000) scores a combined 2.25 out of 4 stars for Club Culture Club Culture
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Reindeer Games (2000) scores a combined 2.16 out of 4 stars for Box Office MagazineBox Office Magazine
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Reindeer Games (2000) scores a combined 2.16 out of 4 stars for Boxoffice MagazineBoxoffice Magazine
...read the complete Reindeer Games movie review at Boxoffice Magazine
Reindeer Games (2000) scores a combined 2.13 out of 4 stars for Xi-online (Sven Gerrets)Xi-online (Sven Gerrets)
...read the complete Reindeer Games movie review at Xi-online (Sven Gerrets)
Reindeer Games (2000) scores a combined 2.07 out of 4 stars for Fotograma.com Fotograma.com
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Reindeer Games (2000) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Boston Globe (Jay Carr)Boston Globe (Jay Carr)
The end is a long time coming in Reindeer Games and the dialogue is mostly slush. ...read the complete Reindeer Games movie review at Boston Globe (Jay Carr)
Reindeer Games (2000) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Film.com (Tom Keogh)Film.com (Tom Keogh)
Comes across as a deceptively streamlined comic-drama; an unnervingly violent, gritty film noir with a wink. ...read the complete Reindeer Games movie review at Film.com (Tom Keogh)
Reindeer Games (2000) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Reel Movie Critic (George O. Singleton)Reel Movie Critic (George O. Singleton)
...read the complete Reindeer Games movie review at Reel Movie Critic (George O. Singleton)
Reindeer Games (2000) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Baltimore Sun (Chris Kaltenbach)Baltimore Sun (Chris Kaltenbach)
The out-of-control plot doesn't unfold gracefully or organically; it simply speeds along with no regard for anything other then getting to the next plot twist. ...read the complete Reindeer Games movie review at Baltimore Sun (Chris Kaltenbach)
Reindeer Games (2000) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for FilmHead.com (Matt Heffernan)FilmHead.com (Matt Heffernan)
...read the complete Reindeer Games movie review at FilmHead.com (Matt Heffernan)
Reindeer Games (2000) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for New York Daily News (Jack Mathews)New York Daily News (Jack Mathews)
The material here, written by Ehren Kruger, is beneath banal, and the three leads are so miscast that it's like watching a dress charade. ...read the complete Reindeer Games movie review at New York Daily News (Jack Mathews)
Reindeer Games (2000) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Entertainment Weekly (Owen Gleiberman)Entertainment Weekly (Owen Gleiberman)
Displays no ambition to be anything more than a synthetic sense-jolt conveyor of the week. ...read the complete Reindeer Games movie review at Entertainment Weekly (Owen Gleiberman)
Reindeer Games (2000) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for So I Saw This Movie... (John Halbert)So I Saw This Movie... (John Halbert)
...read the complete Reindeer Games movie review at So I Saw This Movie... (John Halbert)
Reindeer Games (2000) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Snack Bar (Adam J. Hakari)Snack Bar (Adam J. Hakari)
...read the complete Reindeer Games movie review at Snack Bar (Adam J. Hakari)
Reindeer Games (2000) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Movie Poop Shoot (Michael Dequina)Movie Poop Shoot (Michael Dequina)
Affleck plays up the jokiness of the script, and while that famously light approach has worked elsewhere, it isn't quite what's needed in this type of action thriller. ...read the complete Reindeer Games movie review at Movie Poop Shoot (Michael Dequina)
Reindeer Games (2000) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Christian Science Monitor (David Sterritt)Christian Science Monitor (David Sterritt)
A director of Frankenheimer's stature deserves less sensationalistic material, and so does his audience. ...read the complete Reindeer Games movie review at Christian Science Monitor (David Sterritt)
Reindeer Games (2000) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Globe and Mail (--)Globe and Mail (--)
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Reindeer Games (2000) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
The film's only purpose seems to be to come up with as many ludicrous plot twists as possible and see if anyone in the audience can guess how it will work itself out. ...read the complete Reindeer Games movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
Reindeer Games (2000) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for San Francisco Examiner (Wesley Morris)San Francisco Examiner (Wesley Morris)
The best and worst of old school -- retro but stale. Frankenheimer, along with Ben Affleck, donates what cool there is. ...read the complete Reindeer Games movie review at San Francisco Examiner (Wesley Morris)
Reindeer Games (2000) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Dallas Observer (Bill Gallo)Dallas Observer (Bill Gallo)
In this beautifully devious, exceptionally well-made entertainment, Mr. John Frankenheimer does it all, and more, with the assurance of an old master. ...read the complete Reindeer Games movie review at Dallas Observer (Bill Gallo)
Reindeer Games (2000) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Michael DequinaMichael Dequina
_Reindeer_ was written by Ehren Kruger, and after making a strong debut with last summer's chilling _Arlington_Road_, he is beginning to look like a onetrick pony. He ruined the _Scream_ trilogy with his weak script for its final installment, and now ...read the complete Reindeer Games movie review at Michael Dequina
Reindeer Games (2000) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for John BeachemJohn Beachem
While the film started off poorly, I thought maybe it would pick up once the real bad guys showed up. I knew I was in some very serious trouble when the line behind the film's title came out. It goes like this: Gabriel has been told repeatedly by Rudy ...read the complete Reindeer Games movie review at John Beachem
Reindeer Games (2000) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for ReelViews (James Berardinelli)ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
With the possible exception of the talent involved, everything about Reindeer Games smacks of a B movie, the kind of film that, with a lesser cast, would have been shipped directly to Cinemax or Showtime. Reindeer Games suffers from a poorly written scree ...read the complete Reindeer Games movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Reindeer Games (2000) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for ShowBIZ DataShowBIZ Data
A Dimension Films release of a Marty Katz Production; . Executive Produced by Harvey Weinstein, Cary Granat, Andrew Rona; Produced by Marty Katz, Bob Weinstein and Chris Moore; Co-Produced by B. Casey Grant and Mark Indig; Written by Ehren Kruger; ...read the complete Reindeer Games movie review at ShowBIZ Data
Reindeer Games (2000) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Reel.comReel.com
Indeed, Reindeer Games ' last 10 minutes rank alongside the finale of Brian De Palma 's ill-fated thriller as the worst ending in recent memory. After recycling such hoary clichés as the three-way Mexican standoff and the spontaneously flammable ...read the complete Reindeer Games movie review at Reel.com
Reindeer Games (2000) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Movies for GuysMovies for Guys
We gave this thing two stars, but it was by the skin of it's teeth. I assure you we were being a bit generous. In addition to our soft spot for action, it eeks out that second star ...read the complete Reindeer Games movie review at Movies for Guys
Reindeer Games (2000) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for cinEncanto (Pablo del Moral)cinEncanto (Pablo del Moral)
...read the complete Reindeer Games movie review at cinEncanto (Pablo del Moral)
Reindeer Games (2000) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Cinematter (Matt Williams)Cinematter (Matt Williams)
John Frankenheimer directs this thriller in which an ex-con (Ben Affleck) is set up by his former cellmate (Gary Sinise) to rob a casino. Charlize Theron, Dennis Farina, James Frain, Donal Logue, Ashton Kutcher, Isaac Hayes, Danny Trejo and Clarence ...read the complete Reindeer Games movie review at Cinematter (Matt Williams)
Reindeer Games (2000) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Big Picture Big Sound (Joe Lozito)Big Picture Big Sound (Joe Lozito)
Writer Ehren Kruger (Arlington Road, Scream 3) should have his dramatic license revoked. He seems to want to corner the market on ridiculous, film-sacrificing plot twists. At least "Arlington Road" maintained some degree of sanity before throwing its ...read the complete Reindeer Games movie review at Big Picture Big Sound (Joe Lozito)
Reindeer Games (2000) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
The film's only purpose seems to be to come up with as many ludicrous plot twists as possible and see if any one in the audience can guess how it will work itself out. The violence is gratuitous and in the last 20 minutes or so, the story proves itself ...read the complete Reindeer Games movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
Reindeer Games (2000) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for The Movie Insider (Paul Balderas)The Movie Insider (Paul Balderas)
A somewhat comedic flick, action enticing merit aside, Reindeer Games was another rehashed action flick who missed it's mark in terms of release and scripting. ...read the complete Reindeer Games movie review at The Movie Insider (Paul Balderas)
Reindeer Games (2000) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Scott RenshawScott Renshaw
Once again, I did not outguess Kruger. And, as with SCREAM 3, it didn't really matter. REINDEER GAMES stars Ben Affleck as Rudy Duncan, a convicted car thief nearing the end of his sentence in a Michigan prison. When his cellmate Nick (James Frain) is ...read the complete Reindeer Games movie review at Scott Renshaw
Reindeer Games (2000) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Movielocity Movie Reviews (Blake Kunisch)Movielocity Movie Reviews (Blake Kunisch)
Why was this film made?  Most likely it was aimed at being a holiday blockbuster starring the high profile Ben Affleck.  It has all the makings of a holiday blockbuster - snowy fields, lakes iced over, Christmas songs, and oh yeah, dead Santas.   The ...read the complete Reindeer Games movie review at Movielocity Movie Reviews (Blake Kunisch)
Reindeer Games (2000) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
After seeing "Reindeer Games," I'm not sure whether to congratulate screenwriter Ehren Kruger or berate him. On the one hand, he has written a script that twists and turns in ways that are impossible to foresee, and therefore the resulting movie always ...read the complete Reindeer Games movie review at Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
Reindeer Games (2000) scores a combined 1.76 out of 4 stars for Mr. Showbiz (Richard T. Jameson)Mr. Showbiz (Richard T. Jameson)
The picture, a would-be thriller, is a mechanical exercise from the get-go, one that positively defies suspension of disbelief with each succeeding twist of a plot no one would ever hatch in real life. ...read the complete Reindeer Games movie review at Mr. Showbiz (Richard T. Jameson)
Reindeer Games (2000) scores a combined 1.68 out of 4 stars for MovieMaze (Marco Dzebro)MovieMaze (Marco Dzebro)
...read the complete Reindeer Games movie review at MovieMaze (Marco Dzebro)
Reindeer Games (2000) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for The New York Times (Elvis Mitchell)The New York Times (Elvis Mitchell)
The movie is staged like a pit stop -- Reindeer Games goes from being fun to being laughable. ...read the complete Reindeer Games movie review at The New York Times (Elvis Mitchell)
Reindeer Games (2000) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)
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. ...read the complete Reindeer Games movie review at Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)
Reindeer Games (2000) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for Village Voice (Amy Taubin)Village Voice (Amy Taubin)
Punishing, visceral violence is the key element. ...read the complete Reindeer Games movie review at Village Voice (Amy Taubin)
Reindeer Games (2000) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for eFilmCritic.com (Scott Weinberg)eFilmCritic.com (Scott Weinberg)
Audience games are what I dislike. ...read the complete Reindeer Games movie review at eFilmCritic.com (Scott Weinberg)
Reindeer Games (2000) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for Cinema em Cena (Pablo Villaca)Cinema em Cena (Pablo Villaca)
Os personagens de Jogo Duro se dividem em dois tipos: os unidimensionais e os incoerentes. ...read the complete Reindeer Games movie review at Cinema em Cena (Pablo Villaca)
Reindeer Games (2000) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for ShowBIZ Data (--)ShowBIZ Data (--)
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Reindeer Games (2000) scores a combined 1.52 out of 4 stars for Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
The first All Talking Killer picture. After the setup, it consists mostly of characters explaining their actions to one another. ...read the complete Reindeer Games movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Reindeer Games (2000) scores a combined 1.52 out of 4 stars for USA Today (Susan Wloszczyna)USA Today (Susan Wloszczyna)
As late Christmas presents go, Reindeer Games is best left unwrapped. ...read the complete Reindeer Games movie review at USA Today (Susan Wloszczyna)
Reindeer Games (2000) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for The Movie ChicksThe Movie Chicks
Rudy Duncan (Ben Affleck) and his cellmate Nick (James Frain) are about to get paroled when Nick is killed in a prison riot. Rudy has heard all about Nick's pen pal girlfriend, Ashley (Charlize Theron) and when he sees her waiting outside the ...read the complete Reindeer Games movie review at The Movie Chicks
Reindeer Games (2000) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for Susan GrangerSusan Granger
Ehren Kruger's screenplay must have read better on paper because the film, directed by John Frankenheimer, lies like a bleak lump of coal in a Christmas stocking. Ben Affleck plays a convicted car thief whose cellmate (James Frain) in a cold Michigan ...read the complete Reindeer Games movie review at Susan Granger
Reindeer Games (2000) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
"Reindeer Games" is the first All Talking Killer picture. After the setup, it consists mostly of characters explaining their actions to one another. I wish I'd had a stopwatch, to clock ...read the complete Reindeer Games movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Reindeer Games (2000) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie VoiceFilm Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
Rudy Duncan (Ben Affleck) and his cellmate Nick (James Frain), are two prison buddies who are just about to be released from successfully serving a six-year sentence. Suddenly Nick is dead and Rudy, being a loyal and trustworthy guy, is not only ...read the complete Reindeer Games movie review at Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
Reindeer Games (2000) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for Walter FrithWalter Frith
Affleck plays Rudy, a convict on the verge of release where, when released, he will meet with a young woman who will help him get his life back on track, supposedly. He's never met her and she's never met him. They met through letters written. But wait! ...read the complete Reindeer Games movie review at Walter Frith
Reindeer Games (2000) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for Film Quips Online (John R. McEwen)Film Quips Online (John R. McEwen)
As the story goes on, we are continually forced to swallow the changes in character of people we thought we knew. Theron's character, especially, reinvents herself about every 20 minutes, and she seems at a loss as to how to achieve any semblance of ...read the complete Reindeer Games movie review at Film Quips Online (John R. McEwen)
Reindeer Games (2000) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
As soon as you find out that the movie's set around Christmas time, and the main characters in the film are named "Rudy" and "Nick", you know you're going to be in for a painfully bad time, and if you're looking for a really bad film to make fun of, REIND ...read the complete Reindeer Games movie review at Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
Reindeer Games (2000) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for The UK Critic (Ian Waldron-Mantgani)The UK Critic (Ian Waldron-Mantgani)
On the other hand, no film featuring a naked Charlize Theron can be all that bad. ...read the complete Reindeer Games movie review at The UK Critic (Ian Waldron-Mantgani)
Reindeer Games (2000) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)
At one point in John Frankenheimer's Reindeer Games, harried casino boss James Banks, played by a frothing Dennis Farina, complains to a pair of Native American investors that there's too much snow surrounding their location to bring in any real profits. ...read the complete Reindeer Games movie review at Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)
Reindeer Games (2000) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for Philadelphia City Paper (Cindy Fuchs)Philadelphia City Paper (Cindy Fuchs)
John Frankenheimer’s neo-noirish action-thriller opens with shots of dead Santa Clauses, their bodies in snowy repose, bloodied and burned. Cut back to six days before: Ben Affleck’s in prison awaiting parole and listening to his cellmate go on about ...read the complete Reindeer Games movie review at Philadelphia City Paper (Cindy Fuchs)
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