BionicGirl sent Father Geek her feelings about REINDEER GAMES today, here's her take...
Mysterio delivered an accurate, detailed description of REINDEER GAMES. His comments were insightful and lucid. You see, this is not a legendary film; it doesn't even aspire to that status. It's not even....well....good. But what Mysterio failed to mention was that this movie is fucking entertaining.
The, uh, "twists" are [and perhaps meant to be?] spotted a mile away. Through much of the movie, Charlize Theron looks as vapid as Denise Richards on Mole Day. There's a point at which Gary Sinise--who is, as some Talk-Backer pointed out, doing his best Gary Oldman--takes off his jacket revealing a hugely muscled body and an itty wee head, rendering him reminiscent of Popeye. And then there's the current trend in bland, mainstream fare to stick quirks into your supporting characters to liven up the joint....REINDEER GAMES offers us a Business Week reading thug who's been a pain in the ass to Sinise ever since he "started going to night school."
All of these are reasons why I should have hated this movie. For my sins, against my better judgment, to my detriment, shock horror, blah: this movie was funny as hell. One-liners....ridiculous violence....Ben Affleck's attempts to be Roger Moore's eyebrows....the premise itself, man....somehow it came together. The expression "so crap, it's ace" is a terrific way to sum up REINDEER GAMES. Don't get me wrong, if you live in New York, this movie isn't worth your $9.50. But for those of you who still get movies for under $5, it's a fun, kitsch alternative to SCREAM 3, EYE OF THE BEHOLDER, etc.
Oh, and uh, one last thing. For those of you who're interested in this cos Ms. Theron pops her top, it's so not worth it.
BionicGirl
