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Reindeer Games (2000) Rank 3 Reviews
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San Francisco Examiner (Wesley Morris)
San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
The King's Room (Paul Perkins)
Rudy takes one look at Nick's pen-pal Ashley (Charlize Theron) he'll impersonate his best jail-friend to get a little piece of Ashley what guy in the world would not want to. Rudy quickly gets drawn into a casino-robbery scheme by Ashley's evil brother ...read the complete Reindeer Games movie review at The King's Room (Paul Perkins)
filmfacts (Andreas Edler)
Oregon Herald (Jamie Peck)
A Guide to Current DVD (Aaron Beierle)
A Guide to Current DVD (Aaron Beierle)
txreviews.com (Curtis Edmonds)
Movie-Vault.com (Arturo García Lasca)
Chicago NewCityNet (Ray Pride)
DVD Authority.com ("Fusion3600")
Wolfpack Productions (Sujit 'Chief' Chawla)
DVD Review e-zine
DVD Verdict (Norman Short)
DigitalVD.de (Carsten Scheibe)
Steve Rhodes
It all starts when Rudy's cellmate and buddy, Nick (James Frain), is stabbed to death just before they get released. Nick has been corresponding with a pen pal, Ashley (Charlize Theron), who comes to meet him. One look at the gorgeous Ashley, and Rudy ...read the complete Reindeer Games movie review at Steve Rhodes
Philadelphia Inquirer (Desmond Ryan)
Some movie-goers will be more annoyed than surprised by the finale. ...read the complete Reindeer Games movie review at Philadelphia Inquirer (Desmond Ryan)
Film Freak Central (Bill Chambers)
"[The director's cut] is empirically better..." ...read the complete Reindeer Games movie review at Film Freak Central (Bill Chambers)
Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)
May not reinvent the wheel, but its expertly delivered thrills would hit the spot at any time of year. ...read the complete Reindeer Games movie review at Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)
San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
One of the smartest action thrillers to come along in the past few years. It's also one of the freshest. ...read the complete Reindeer Games movie review at San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
watchingmovies.com (Rob McKinnon)
The incredible GARY SINISE again shows his incomparable versatility.... ...read the complete Reindeer Games movie review at watchingmovies.com (Rob McKinnon)
Moovees.com (Jay Tierney)
Dr. Gore's movie reviews
Christian Spotlight on the Movies
culturevulture.net, Choices for the Cognoscenti
Reel.com DVD review (Carrie Wheadon)
DVD Net (Anthony Horan)
Planet Sick-Boy (Jon Popick)
UTK Daily Beacon (Carolina Powers)
Never mind that it's March. Christmas comes but once a year, and in the case of Reindeer Games it arrives just at the right time.
The film being the second Ben Affleck movie to hit theaters this month, the first being the acclaimed ensemble film ...read the complete Reindeer Games movie review at UTK Daily Beacon (Carolina Powers)
The Cranky Critic (Chuck Schwartz)
THE WEEKLY MOVIE REVIEW
Scott's Movie Reviews (Scott Mantz)
25frames.org (Christoph Huber)
Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)
DVD MovieGuide
Director John Frankenheimer seems to maintain a pretty solid reputation as a strong filmmaker, but one look over his résumé makes me wonder why this is. Sure, he made the 1962 classic The Manchurian Candidate and there are a few other good movies on ...read the complete Reindeer Games movie review at DVD MovieGuide
Deseret News, Salt Lake City
PopMatters (P. Nelson Reinsch)
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Slate (David Edelstein)
The picture is an empty parlor trick, but it's carried out with a master's concentration. ...read the complete Reindeer Games movie review at Slate (David Edelstein)
Long Island Press (Prairie Miller)
At its worst Reindeer Games is far-fetched, but if you suspend disbelief and just go along for the freaky ride, this noirish trucker tall-tale isn't half bad. ...read the complete Reindeer Games movie review at Long Island Press (Prairie Miller)
artechock (Ruediger Suchsland)
Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)
Screen It! Entertainment Reviews for Parents
MediaCircus (Anthony Leong)
Movie ram-blings (Ram Samudrala)
Cinemaphile.org (David Keyes)
Anchorage Press (Brenda Sokolowski)
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (William Arnold)
He's (Affleck) vaguely likable, but he's outshone by his co-stars and never particularly believable in his role. ...read the complete Reindeer Games movie review at Seattle Post-Intelligencer (William Arnold)
Houston Community Newspapers (Gary Brown)
Sun Newspapers of Cleveland
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Black Flix (Laurence Washington)
eye WEEKLY (Jason Anderson)
Reel.com (Tor Thorsen)
The Boston Phoenix
Chicago Tribune (Michael Wilmington)
This new heist movie by the great thriller director John Frankenheimer flails around like its own dysfunctional gang of casino robbers. ...read the complete Reindeer Games movie review at Chicago Tribune (Michael Wilmington)
MovieJuice! (Mark Ramsey)
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)
Reindeer Gameswon't be on any short list of great Christmas movies --White Christmasit ain't.You'll hearWe Wish You a Merry ChristmasandRockin' Around the Christmas Treeon the soundtrack, but consider it counterprogramming.By the end ...read the complete Reindeer Games movie review at Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)
JoBlo's Movie Emporium ("JoBlo")
An okay movie with a few decent one-liners, a couple of semi-interesting action sequences and Charlize Theron looking great, is dramatically killed with an ending so ridiculous that it practically washes away the entire entertainment value of its ...read the complete Reindeer Games movie review at JoBlo's Movie Emporium ("JoBlo")
Homer Yen
But "Reindeer Games" is only sophisticated enough to gather these elements together. There they are, just sitting there. And like oil and water, they never seem to be able to mix. What a shame, because in the hands of a more talented group, this could ...read the complete Reindeer Games movie review at Homer Yen
3 Black Chicks ("Bams")
What must have been a good idea to somebody down the line (though lord only knows why), Ben Affleck stars as Rudy [Get it? "Rudy", as in "Rudolph"...you know, on the "Reindeer Games" theme? Yah, that's what I said, too.], ...read the complete Reindeer Games movie review at 3 Black Chicks ("Bams")
filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
Reindeer Games is one of those movies that thinks so much of itself it sports a special cover sheet over the press notes, reading, "Reindeer Games is filled with twists and turns that we hope will keep the audience guessing," followed by a ...read the complete Reindeer Games movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
Affleck made a different attempt to broaden his horizons in his other 2000 release, the action thriller Reindeer Games. He's a game enough sport as ex-convict Rudy Duncan, who assumes the identity of his dead former cell mate to hook up with his ...read the complete Reindeer Games movie review at Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
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