Reindeer Games is an action-thriller from 2000 starring Ben Affleck, Charlize Theron, James Frain, and Gary Sinise. The supporting cast includes Dennis Farina, Donal Logue, Danny Trejo, and Issac Hayes. The movie centers around Ben Affleck's character, Rudy, who has been in prison for 5 years for stealing cars. He gets out and hooks up with his cellmate's pen pal (played by Theron), passing himself off as his cellmate (played by Frain), who has died in a prison fight. From there, he is set up to participate in the robbery of a casino on Christmas Eve.
The original DVD release just includes the theatrical version of the movie. The only extras are a short making-of feature, a director's commentary track on the movie, and the theatrical trailer. There is a Blu-ray version that has a director's cut and may have more features, but this is not really a movie that I would say is a must-own on Blu-ray, unless you really love it.
There are some humorous moments and Gary Sinise plays a pretty good bad guy. Albeit somewhat over the top. Although that is the tone it seems the movie was going for. Even though the cast is loaded with talented actors (or at least those who are seen as talented these days) the writing was bad enough that really nobody was going to do any better job with the material. Ultimately, it is not the worst movie ever, but it is not an award-winner either. It is somewhat formulaic plot-wise, including the various twists throughout regarding where the loyalties of Charlize Theron's character lie. It is a decent action-thriller that is worth watching, but not necessarily worth watching multiple times.
There are some humorous moments and Gary Sinise plays a pretty good bad guy. Albeit somewhat over the top. Although that is the tone it seems the movie was going for. Even though the cast is loaded with talented actors (or at least those who are seen as talented these days) the writing was bad enough that really nobody was going to do any better job with the material. Ultimately, it is not the worst movie ever, but it is not an award-winner either. It is somewhat formulaic plot-wise, including the various twists throughout regarding where the loyalties of Charlize Theron's character lie. It is a decent action-thriller that is worth watching, but not necessarily worth watching multiple times.
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