Highest Rated Review by the Community
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Sep 05 '09
Pros: Great action, excellent acting by Hall, Sedgwick and Butler, excellent story
Cons: Probably too violent for some viewers
Summary: Note: I wrote this review on a unfamiliar computer which left no spaces. I thought that I corrected the problem but it took another try.I really didn't know what to expect from "Gamer". The trailers looked interesting. I ...
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Nov 27 '09
Pros: interesting themes, Michael C. Hall, Gerald Butler
Cons: rambling at times, first half makes no sense
Summary: Not to be confused with Surrogates starring Bruce Willis, Gamer touches upon similar themes in a world where people interact mostly online through the use of other bodies. Unlike Surrogates though, players don’t use robots as conduits, they ...
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Oct 31 '09
Pros: Michael C. Hall, Butler is good in the role
Cons: unoriginal, no risks with script, weak ending, disjointed plot
Summary: Gamer seemed like it could be an interesting film, and I became more intrigued about seeing it when I found out that Michael C. Hall would be a main character. Hall has found a lot of fame from his lead role on Showtime's Dexter, and ...
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Sep 19 '09
Pros: Deeper story than is credited. Some good acting.
Cons: I don't like the jerky real-time action sequences. Not for the squeamish.
Summary: <!-- @page { size: 8.5in 11in; margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } --> As a public service let me start with this warning: If you’re prudish, squeamish, or easily disturbed, do not go to see this movie. Now that you’ve ...
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Sep 11 '09
Pros: Action, gore, more action, more gore. Some brief humor.
Cons: Incomprehensibly ridiculous and disgusting with a nearly non-existent plot.
Summary: It is the near-future. The place is…everywhere in the U.S.A. Society has gone the way of ancient Rome with a coliseum game-like obsession for seeing society’s outcasts fight to the bitter end in gun battles as they are controlled in a ...
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Sep 04 '09
Pros: Visually Stunning, Brilliantly Directed Film, and Gerard Butler
Cons: Sub-Par Supporting Performances
Summary: "Gamer" is truly the final action hurrah for the summer, giving everyone one last bang, a big bang. Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor, the writers and directors of Crank and Crank 2 take it up a notch in "Gamer". By taking a concept of ...
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