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Jun 20, 2023SAPL454 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
The only spoof I think is the title, which was just we thought of very early on and it kind of stuck. Simon Pegg
Mar 02, 2022loella rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
The Player is watchable enough for its entire two-hour length because Robert Altman arguably couldn't make an unwatchable movie. But the plot here--movie exec worried about being fired gets threatening postcards, thinks they're coming from…
Jan 31, 2021greatflicks rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
I read the good with the bad comments and for us it just did nothing. This movie did not catch our interest, not our cup of tee. So after 15 minuets we popped the DVD out of the player and back to the library it goes. With so many…
Jan 29, 2021WittyPenguin rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I was lucky enough to see this in a theatre when it first came out and is the only Altman film I truly enjoy. It’s dark, satirical, and has more noire ingredients than its sunny setting suggests. Mandatory viewing, especially if…
Jul 30, 2020
YOU'LL NEVER PLAY PEORIA KID!... or ALL THOSE BRIGHT LIGHTS IN HOLLYWOOD ARE JUST THE LINE OF TRAINS COMING TO FLATTEN YOU AHEAD OF THE NEXT BUSLOAD... Tim Robbin's love affair with counter culture coming full bloom in this one; to…
Feb 21, 2020PimaLib_WilliamB rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This is an extremely gritty film, starting off as a satirical look inside the world of Hollywood and the script writers, and diving into murder. A who's-who of stars appear in dazzling cameos, but the mainstay is Tim Robbins. This is a…
Jan 17, 2020feralranger rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Pretty bloody brilliant. The film business is all about value by profit and this satire exposes our societies greed and shallowness. The people who make movies and the people who pay to watch them.
Dec 09, 2019N13m4nd rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
There is no hero in this movie about movie makers. The protagonist, studio executive Griffin Mill, is rude, selfish, dishonest, and callous. But he’s also good at his job, smart, and thinks quickly under pressure, which qualities make him…
Aug 13, 2019
Great film! One of Altman's best! My favourite scenes: -When Malcolm McDowell confronts Griffin. -The epic 15 minute tracking shot at the beginning of the picture! - The fake movies within the movie! - Figuring out if…
Nov 29, 2018empbee rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Complex and still enjoyable after all these years.
Apr 10, 2018Fangspalibro rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
It is one of the best films from director Robert Altman and one of the all-time great Hollywood satires. The Hollywood tells stories about every one in the Hollywood. It has all of the Hollywood movie elements, suspense, laughter,…
Feb 08, 2018LadyDi52 rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
A hauntingly depressing story about a Hollywood character who's totally self-absorbed, stressed out and amoral. Lots of cameos - you could spend the whole movie star-spotting - besides Whoopi Goldberg and Lyle Lovett as the police…
Sep 05, 2017dissymissylessy rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
keep in mind this is a criterion edition dvd. this means that the extra features thoroughly illuminate the film. and there are many. Cynthia Stevenson got the short end of the stick in this flick. obviously, I mean the character she…
Jun 06, 2017d2013 rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Not for everyone but I thought it was cleverly done.
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Feb 02, 2017britprincess1ajax rated this title 1 out of 5 stars
A darkly comedic satire about the Hollywood film business, it was hard to get a feel for THE PLAYER. Half the time it wants to be hokey with its inside jokes and celebrity cameos and the other half it spends as a dark killer thriller in…
Jul 04, 2016RoyalJellyIII rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
One of Altman's best pictures- a delightful skewering of Hollywood.
Mar 31, 2016empbee rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Good story, good actors and acting. A good satire.
Jul 24, 2015StarGladiator rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Although a number of commenters evidently weren't thrilled with this flick, I thought it a very clever film, with wonderful acting by a top notch cast, and Tim Robbins and Greta Scacchi acted off each other superlatively! Reality plus…
May 05, 2015RaritanBay rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
I loved this movie the first time I saw it in the late nineties. But I don't think it has aged well. It opens with the famous tracking shot -- amusing, but no longer impressive to today's viewer. In 1997 I enjoyed seeing uber-famous actors…
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Sep 20, 2014rslade rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
The ending is a bit icky, but just underlines how messed up Hollywood is.
Feb 11, 2014Ron@Ottawa rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This comedy by veteran director Robert Altman poked fun at the ethics of Hollywood. It also has a great number of stars popping up, though briefly, here and there throughout the film. A good, lighthearted watch.
FER385
Sep 02, 2013FER385 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I totally disagree with ThelmaPickles review, as seen here dated Dec. 25, 2012. I loved this film when it first came out, and I loved it everytime I saw it on Cable movie channels, so much so that I have put in a request to borrow it from…
Dec 25, 2012ThelmaPickles rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
I loved this film when it was first released in 1992. Directed by Robert Altman and it received rave reviews and won many awards at the time. I watched it again recently to see if it stood the test of time and sadly it did not. This film…
Apr 16, 2011babalol rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
This movie at this beginning was boring and repetative, but after a while it started to get interesting and had a good ending.