| Snake Eyes Review |
| by Jerry Saravia |
| Director Brian De Palma has finally done it - he's made the first empty
stylistic exercise of his career. Sure, there are bravura camera moves,
superbly edited climaxes and an astounding opening sequence that can stand on
its own as a classic, but what...more |
| Snake Eyes Review |
| by Dennis Schwartz |
| After a brilliant, stylish opening sequence, this film begins to unravel
and by the time it ends, it is a misfire. Cage and Sinise play well off
each other: Sinise reserved (just right for the part), Cage frenetic
(over - emoting but still very...more |
| Snake Eyes Review |
| by Bob Bloom |
| Snake Eyes is like an Atlantic City casino: a complex, gaudy array of neon
and designs that mask the trappings for one very simple recreation -
gambling. more |
| Snake Eyes Review |
| by Andy Phillips |
| SNAKE EYES, the latest thriller from director Brian DePalma,
centres around a high-profile heavyweight boxing match. Corrupt cop Nick
Santoro (Cage) has been invited by best mate Commander Kevin Dunne
(Sinise), who also happens to be in charge of...more |
| Snake Eyes Review |
| by David Wilcock |
| Brian De Palma, the director who bought us Carrie, Dressed To Kill and
Mission:Impossible is back, and has bought all his technical expertise with
him. Sadly, he forget to bring a good story and believable characters. Nic
Cage plays Rick Santaro, a fast...more |
| Snake Eyes Review |
| by Luke Buckmaster |
| Cast: Nicolas Cage, Gary Sinise, Kevin Dunn, Carla Gugino, Luis Guzman,
John Heard, Stan Shaw
Director: Brian De Palma
Screenplay: David Koepp
Cinematography: Stephen H. Burum
Australian theatrical release date: October 1 1998 more |
| Snake Eyes Review |
| by Steve Rhodes |
| Brian De Palma's SNAKE EYES stars Nicolas Cage's evil twin, who
confusingly uses the same stage name as his talented brother. Like a
foreign tourist who screams his lines in English to ensure that he will be
understood, Cage yells with the ferocity...more |
| Snake Eyes Review |
| by Curtis Edmonds |
| If Snake Eyes were a dog, you'd put it to sleep. If it was a couch,
you'd put it out on the sidewalk, where it would sit for a week. If it
were your child, you'd be reading military school catalogs. If it were
a ship -- no, it wouldn't be the Titanic,...more |
| Snake Eyes Review |
| by J.K. Salisbury |
| Asking a movie critic to name his favorite movie is paramount, to me, to
asking a chef his favorite food. It is hard to pick one, when there are so
many types out there, and there are favorites in each one. Now, asking a
favorite type is a different...more |
| Snake Eyes Review |
| by Brian Takeshita |
| It was a dark and stormy night. A hurricane was making landfall and
whipping the shores of Atlantic City, a town known for the bright
lights which belied its dark, seamy underside. The rain came down
like a gesture from God, trying to wash away the...more |
| Snake Eyes Review |
| by Marty Mapes |
| **1/2 (out of 4) The opening shot of Snake Eyes is great. It lasts for about
ten minutes, uninterrupted. Its geographic range is increased by the careful
use of video monitors receiving signals from elsewhere. more |
| Snake Eyes Review |
| by Matt Williams |
| Brian DePalma once again revisits his favorite genre: the Hitchcockian
thriller. Borrowing a trick from Rope, he films the opening twenty
minutes as one (nearly) seamless scene. However, soon after this
bravura opening, the film loses all cohesion and...more |
| Snake Eyes Review |
| by Nathaniel R. Atcheson |
| Director: Brian De Palma
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Gary Sinise, Kevin Dunn, Carla Gugino, Luis Guzman,
John Heard, Stan Shaw
Screenplay: David Koepp
Producers: Brian De Palma
Runtime: 100 min.
US Distribution: Paramount
Rated R: Violence, profanity more |
| Snake Eyes Review |
| by Kleszczewski, Nicholas |
| Nicolas Cage stars as Rick Santoro, a corrupt cop lucky enough to get
front row seats to a pay-per-view boxing match in Atlantic City. He is
also unlucky enough to be sitting in front of the Secretary of Defense,
who gets shot by some sniper. But who...more |
| Snake Eyes Review |
| by Kevin Patterson |
| SNAKE EYES
Rating: *** (out of four)
R, 1998
Director: Brian DePalma
Screenplay: David Koepp
Story: Brian DePalma & David Koepp
Starring Cast: Nicolas Cage, Gary Sinise, Carla Gugino. more |
| Snake Eyes Review |
| by Michael Redman |
| Personal morals live in a foggy area. Sins for one person are virtues for
another. What would be wrong at one time becomes acceptable under different
circumstances. Our youthful idealism is often compromized as life goes on.
Stealing is dishonest, but...more |
| Snake Eyes Review |
| by David Sunga |
| Rating: 2.5 stars (out of 4.0)
********************************
Key to rating system:
2.0 stars - Debatable
2.5 stars - Some people may like it
3.0 stars - I liked it
3.5 stars - I am biased in favor of the movie
4.0 stars - I felt the movie's impact...more |
| Snake Eyes Review |
| by Jeff Ignatius |
| Cinema's biggest show-off has a grand time in Snake Eyes, a fairly
straightforward (and largely uninspired) political-thriller plot
enlivened (and cheapened) by its director's need to impress film
students the world over. more |
| Snake Eyes Review |
| by Steve Kong |
| For the last two weeks, on the drive to work, I passed a Snake Eyes
billboard. There's a large picture of Nicolas Cage and in big letters below
"Cage Snake Eyes." That is some good advice from a studio trying to promote
this film. more |
| Snake Eyes Review |
| by Susan Granger |
| Susan Granger's review of "SNAKE EYES" (Paramount Pictures)
Brian DePalma's a brash master of suspense and he tackles
David Koepp's story with cinematic gusto. Set in a glitzy Atlantic
City casino called the Millennium on the night that a...more |
| Snake Eyes Review |
| by Walter Frith |
| Brian De Palma will never be a truly great director. He's had over 20
years to prove himself and while some of his films are fluidly filmed
and make for very interesting entertainment, the majority of his films
are mediocre at best. De Palma likes to...more |
| Snake Eyes Review |
| by Bill Chambers |
| (Now with TRIVIA; film, DVD, LD reviews; a section where YOU can
recommend movies;
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New address. New attitude. Same crappy writing.) more |
| Snake Eyes Review |
| by Yen, Homer |
| Detective Rick Santoro (Nicholas Cage) is the kind of detective that,
when you look at him, would seem to go out of his way to give 'law and
order' a bad name. Sleazily dressed, taking secretive payoffs, and
unfaithful to his wife, he actually aspires...more |
| Snake Eyes Review |
| by Ted Prigge |
| Director: Brian DePalma
Writer: David Koepp (story by Brian DePalma and David Koepp)
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Gary Sinise, Carla Gugino, Stan Shaw, Kevin Dunn,
John Heard, Joel Fabiani, Chip Zien, David Higgins, Luis Guzmán more |
| Snake Eyes Review |
| by Craig Roush |
| Release Date: August 7, 1998
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Gary Sinise, Carla Gugino, John Heard, Stan
Shaw, Joel Fabiani
Directed by: Brian De Palma
Distributed by: Paramount Pictures
MPAA Rating: R (violence, language)
URL:...more |
| Snake Eyes Review |
| by Berge Garabedian |
| Brian DePalma returns to his directorial seat after his last commercial
outing in 1996 with Tom Cruise in MISSION IMPOSSIBLE (8/10). Last
summer, Brian, Nicolas Cage and Gary Sinise were the talk of my
hometown of Montreal, as they took over the sporting...more |
| Snake Eyes Review |
| by Average Joe" Barlo |
| Paul Thomas Anderson's "Boogie Nights" wow-ed the critics last
year, and rightfully so: the film's frank portrayl of the pornographic
industry/drug culture of the late seventies was highlighted by a great
script, virtuoso acting, and some of the...more |
