Reindeer Games (US)

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The trap is set. The game is on
Certificate: R
Running Time: 104 mins
Retail Price: $29.99
Release Date:
Content Type: Movie

Synopsis:
Red-hot Hollywood stars Ben Affleck (Shakespeare In Love, Good Will Hunting) and Charlize Theron (The Devil`s Advocate, The Cider House Rules) team up with Gary Sinise (Forrest Gump, The Green Mile, Ransom) in this action-packed story of high-stakes crime and deception!

Upon release from a stint in prison, Rudy (Affleck) impulsively decides to pose as his old cell mate Nick in order to make time with Nick`s beautiful pen pal, Ashley (Theron). But Rudy`s ruse blows up when he realizes that Ashley was double-crossing Nick... and now he`s inescapably part of an armed robbery plot being hatched by her dangerously evil brother (Sinise)!

Also featuring Clarence Williams III (The General`s Daughter, Life), Danny Trejo (From Dusk Till Dawn, Con Air) and Dennis Farina (Out Of Sight, Get Shorty) - don`t miss this intensely entertaining, nonstop movie thrill ride!

Special Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
Audio Commentary by Director John Frankenheimer
Behind-The-Scenes Featurette
Trailer

Video Tracks:
Widescreen Anamorphic 2.35:1
Pan & Scan 1.33:1

Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Dolby Digital 5.1 French

Subtitle Tracks:
Spanish
CC: English

Directed By:
John Frankenheimer

Written By:
Ehren Kruger

Starring:
Dennis Farina
Clarence Williams III
Charlize Theron
Gary Sinise
Ben Affleck

Casting By:
Mali Finn
Lynne Carrow

Soundtrack By:
Alan Silvestri

Director of Photography:
Alan Caso

Editor:
Michael Kahn
Antony Gibbs

Costume Designer:
May Routh

Production Designer:
Barbara Dunphy

Producer:
Bob Weinstein
James Sbardellati
Chris Moore
Marty Katz
Mark Indig
Casey Grant

Executive Producer:
Harvey Weinstein
Andrew Rona
Cary Granat

Distributor:
Buena Vista

Your Opinions and Comments

7 / 10

I have got the R1 director`s cut version, which has plenty more extras than the normal UK version
Ben Affleck does a good job and Theron is very hot. There are some extra scenes which didn`t make the theatrical release, the sex scene is more spicy and even more so in the deleted scenes.
This is by no means a classic, but is thoroughly entertaining stuff with more twists than a rollercoaster. Sinise is a bit of a let down, why did they have to give him that stupid hair, there`s no way the Theron character would go with someone as crap looking as that. Aside from that, there are plenty of highlights to make it worth a look on a rainy day.

posted by Rich_H on 27/10/2002 17:55

7 / 10

An enjoyable quirky movie. Ben Affleck does a good job as the ex con who imitates his friend and goes out with his girlfriend (who his mate never met in person). Once outside, things go all wrong for him as the girl`s brother turns out to be a lunatic intent on robbing the casino. He believes Affleck knows all the security details and begins to beat him to get out the info. The only way Affleck can survive is to go along and pretend he knows the secrets...
That`ll do or the film will be spoiled. This never made an impact anywhere but is an enjoyable crime thriller that has numerous crosses and double crossed. The script maybe throws up too many twists (the last one especially) but at least it will keep you entertained.
This is a gem of a movie and should be seen by more people. It is going cheap in most stores, so I would urge people to buy it.

posted by morpheus177 on 23/1/2003 18:23