For starters, it's just plain goofy.
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09/05/09
Gamer (2009)
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Reviews Counted:68
Fresh:20
Rotten:48
Average Rating:4.3/10
Consensus: With all of the hyperkinetic action and none of the flair of Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor's earlier work, Gamer has little replay value.
Rated: 18 [See Full Rating]
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
Theatrical Release:18-09-2009
Synopsis: GAMER is a high-concept action thriller set in a near future when gaming and entertainment have evolved into a terrifying new hybrid. Humans control other humans in mass-scale, multi-player online... [More]
Starring: Gerard Butler, Michael C. Hall, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Kyra Sedgwick
Director: Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor
Reviews for Gamer
Gamer scratches at the shameless energy of the Crank films occasionally, but it mostly goes, as if on rails, to the inevitable conclusion.
09/05/09
A dull slog of endless action and sex, trying so hard to push the pleasure centers on the brains of its adolescent male audience that it wears itself, and the audience, out
09/04/09
The action scenes are a giant blurry glob of explosions, sudden attacks and spontaneous graphic deaths.
09/04/09
Where Neveldine/Taylor lose their way is by trying to marry their no-shot-lasts-longer-than-five-seconds style with overstuffed storytelling.
09/04/09
...it's clearly intended as comedy - the two filmmakers play a constant game of "can you top this" in a manner that suggests they dared one another to make each scene loonier (and more solidly R-rated) than the last.
09/04/09
...a film that isn't merely offensive but borderline irresponsible, and all the more so because the filmmakers might consider that description a compliment.
09/04/09
This was never going to be much, but it could have been more than this.
09/04/09
There’s plenty of violence, but the movie’s already-passe fear of a Web-based world is standard-issue.
09/04/09
Shoot-em-up auteurs Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor straddle the line between aping and perfectly executing violent action movies.
09/04/09
Butler is perfect as a piece of barbequed beef, Kyra Sedgwick plays a sexy talk-show host and there are small roles for John Leguizamo and Chris "Ludacris" Bridges.
09/04/09
It’s clear that Neveldine and Taylor could have come up with something deeper, darker, and better for their third act. Instead, they lean on the easy cheat codes of conventionality, somehow forgetting they’re better at exploding them.
09/04/09
Literally playing an action figure, bulky Butler doesn't deliver a performance so much as a workout routine; the best that can be said for him here is that he shows endurance.
09/04/09
Top CriticWhile it's a decent and sometimes effective thriller, the guys have done better -- a lot better
09/04/09
Parental Content Review
09/04/09
Gamer is a laborious bit of sci-fi grimness that dully updates The Running Man for the 21st century.
09/04/09
Neveldine & Taylor have finally attained a level of crazy previously only displayed in Richard Kelly's Southland Tales.
09/04/09
In the space of ninety minutes, we get a body count that has to be in the triple digits, loads of T & A, and even a full on musical number
09/04/09
At what point would we resist an opportunity to indulge our desires in a supposedly guilt-free setting? Kudos to Gamer for managing to be both action-packed and thought-provoking.
09/04/09
When they open a Bad Movie Hall of Fame, there'll be a display case waiting for Amber Valletta's shorts.
09/04/09
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