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Investigation Conspiracies Crimes Deadly Dishonesty Assassination Assassination Attempt Police Corruption more...
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Crime Thriller Neo Noir
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20th Century 90s
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Snake Eyes, 1998

Starring: Nicolas Cage, Gary Sinise

Directed by: Brian De Palma

Written by: Brian De Palma

Language: English

Country: USA

Runtime: 98 min

MPAA Rating:

Rating:5.9

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Snake Eyes can be described as stylized, atmospheric, and suspenseful. The plot revolves around conspiracies, an investigation, and dishonesty. The main genres are thriller and crime. In terms of style, Snake Eyes is neo-noir and involves twists and turns. In approach, it is serious and realistic. It is located in New Jersey. Snake Eyes takes place in the 1990s. It is well suited for a boys' night. Note that it involves profanity and violent content.

Summary of Snake Eyes

From its incredible opening tracking shot to its suspenseful finale, this Brian De Palma thriller maintains a giddy, fever pitch of cinematic style and excitement. Nicolas Cage stars as Atlantic City detective Ritchie Santoro (his explosive energy and flashy clothes mirror the tone of the film), who finds himself heading a high-level investigation after the U.S. secretary of defense is assassinated at the championship fight he's attending. Ritchie's old pal Naval Commander Kevin Dunne (Gary Sinise) was assigned to guard the secretary and now fears for his career. A mysterious beautiful woman in white (Carla Gugino) has something to do with the case but is lost amid the 14,000 spectators trapped in the sealed-off arena crime scene. Meanwhile, a raging hurricane is tearing up the boardwalk outside, and as Ritchie begins to unravel the mystery through the casino's massive camera security system, he discovers truths he'd just as soon not have known about. Taking place almost entirely within the confines of the arena and casino on a single dark and stormy night, Snake Eyes zips along merrily, delivering loads of glitzy atmosphere and fun, Hichcock-style suspense. The appropriately Bernard Herrmann-esque music score is by Ryuichi Sakamoto.

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Language:	English
Country:	USA
Release date:	30 July 1998
Runtime:	98 min

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Nicolas Cage

as Rick Santoro

Gary Sinise

as Commander Kevin Dunne

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The Onion (A.V. Club)

Snake Eyes can't sustain its masterful first hour, but it's better than just about any action movie this year. Full Review

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by: Nathan Rabin

The Globe and Mail (Toronto)

Great pictures are seamless; in this one, you can not only see the seams but count the stitches. Full Review

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by: Rick Groen

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20.March.2009
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by: sethdellinger
sethdellinger rated this movie0/10

A study in how to almost make a classic. The first act is absolutely revolutionary. From the opening 17-minute shot (although I think I detected one wipe cut half way through) to the incredibly unique way De Palma uses television monitors to show exposition, the first third of the film is nearly flawless. On the surface it is a modernized crime noir, but it is actually a meditation on perspective, point-of-view, the nature of time and the questionable solidity of shared experience. De Palma uses quite a few daring techniques to express the themes. In one of the most interesting shots, the camera starts off as a First Person POV shot, speaking to another character, who is directly addressing the camera. As the shot moves around the room, it eventually rests on a mirror, in which we can see both characters. The camera then pulls back into a Third Person master shot, all without a cut. Later, a split screen sequence in which we view two characters talking in a crowded arena from multiple perspectives is more amazing than the premise sounds. This would be fun but pointless, if the film wasn't examining perspective to begin with. Form meeting function in such an exciting fashion is rare in a Hollywood film. However, after the first act, the technique begins to get old as we realize that's all we have here: technique. The script is rote and dare I say a little stale. The twists are predictable enough that they aren't twists...so I say don't try to make them twists! (On a side note, why do 75% of movies try to fool us nowadays? Someone do a study on that for me.) By the time the denouement comes, the marvelously unique film style is gone and we're left with a puzzling action hero ending that is a complete deflation from the promise of the first act. If the script had been tenser, tighter and more original, and De Palma continued his revolutionary style, this film would already be a classic, I am sure of that, and Cage would be considered one of our Greats.

20.March.2009
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by: sethdellinger

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