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2009
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Positive Reviews
19
Negative reviews
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Average Rating
2.5
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3.0
The trouble with Gamer is that its weird, but not weird enough for the long haul.
Av Club
2.0
Its The Dirty Dozen meets TRON, updated for the age of action incoherence.
EW
1.9
The directors smartly posit bloodlust and sexual perversity as core elements of media entertainment.
4.5
However, if the opportunity arises, you should most definitely take it as it is one of the smarter and funnier comedies to arrive so far this year.
E Film Critic
0.5
What kind of film is Gamer.Well, first of all, its not really a film: its a computer game masquerading as a film.
Telegraph
2.0
All in all the movie feels like a slog through an adolescent brain, where curse words have to be used in every sentence, breasts bared at every turn, ..
Cinema Blend
1.0
But rip offs of other movies dont make this one better; it just makes it seem like a Xerox of a Xerox, with vague technobabble standing in for story ( ..
Ny Daily News
2.2
The crass and joyless film celebrates violence and sexual perversity as what rocks the entertainment world, while giving lip service that its spoofing ..
Sover
1.9
There probably is a good movie in there somewhere, but it never emerges.
ReelViews
2.0
Gerard Butler (300) grunts and winces as Kable, the enduring avatar of a globally popular computer combat game whose exalted realism stems from the fa ..
Chicago Reader
0.6
Takes itself far too seriously, saying nothing of timeliness or value in a banally overblown fashion.
Mark Reviews Movies
3.5
Its clear almost immediately that Punisher: War Zones greatest asset besides Stevensons note perfect performance lies in its unapologetically violent ..
Reel Film Reviews
2.5
First, there was Society, where everyday players control actors in a game of interacting with others.
Screen It
1.5
But none of this is remotely enjoyable because it assaults our senses without any coherent context.
Shadows On The Wall
3.1
If you loved Rollerball, Death Race 2000 and their subsequent B grade remakes, rush this instant to see Gamer, which opened Friday.Putting a high tech ..
News Day
1.9
The directors try to get provocative at points, speculating about the potential moral slipperiness of their out there science.
Boston
4.0
The social critique aspects are also present, but the satire is retooled for the video game generation and Gamerbeing a Neveldine/Taylor filmis all ab ..
Mountain X
1.5
Gamer (review) Its visually incomprehensible, emotionally empty, thematically nihilistic, almost entirely plotless and it thinks those are virtues.Do ..
1.9
An overly cumbersome plot is one reason Gamer doesnt attain its predecessors velocity.
Toronto Star
4.0
Its not as immediately gripping as Crank and has one crucial lapse of imagination the main game seems like a conventional first person shooter but has ..
Empire
1.5
Thats because aside from the fun brutality of that scenario, this movie is just a big dumb mess.Its like the creators (who are responsible for the Cra ..
Movies
3.0
It wont win points for originality or depth, but the Crank boys are still on their game as far as sex, violence and sheer unapologetic excess go. High ..
Total Film
2.5
This is a movie that you really hope to like because you can tell that Neveldine & Taylor have a lot of interesting and innovative ideas, and their fi ..
1.0
Neveldine/Taylor make every effort to assure Gamer wont be boring.
Groucho Reviews
4.5
Benedict Cumberbatch Wants You To Know He *Is* The Motherf*cking Grinch The Grinch star takes Mike Ryan through the final scenes of Avengers: Infinity ..
Hit Fix
2.5
It may not be for everyone, but this represents a step up from Neveldine and Taylors overdone Crank series.
7M Pictures
5.0
Any genuine poignancy to be wrung from this callow tale is post hoc and inadvertent the sad sight of Neeson grieving for a missing wife.
La Weekly
1.3
What it cant overcome is the snarky, shallow writing and a supporting ensemble of actors so much better than this movie that its almost an embarrassme ..
Dustin Put Man
3.8
Such cornball dialogue aside, Gamer is nonetheless, worthwhile between its intriguing, thought provoking premise and the array of eye popping special ..
News Blaze
1.0
That doesnt stop the barracuda host (Kyra Sedgwick) from asking uncomfortable questions such as why Slayer isnt murder when the kills in the game are ..
Killer Movie Reviews
2.5
The theatrical version does away with any exciting subtext to provide an empty calorie thrill ride, giving hungry audiences their dose of booms and wo ..
Brian Or Ndorf
0.5
Lets call it what it is lazy, unimaginative and unskilled filmmaking at its absolutely worst.
5.0
The awesomeness of exploitation flick Gamer is going to surprise you.
Io9 Gizmodo
1.8
Youll find relentlessly violent action sequences filled with plenty of stylized blood and guts, much like the gamers themselves get a kick out of watc ..
Nyc Movie Guru
3.0
With its nano technology synching different brains together, spyware programs attached to DNA, and a double dose of bad taste served up with a side di ..
Sky
2.0
But Crank was at least fun: this is ridiculous and grim, and in its critique of the gaming world, it bizarrely serves only to take potshots at the few ..
Metro
4.5
If you are a gamer, and like shooters, science fiction, action, and wouldnt consider gratuitous boob shots gratuitous, you wont feel short changing on ..
Film4
4.5
Unquestionably the greatest Gerard Butler film (and not the same as a film with Gerard Butler). No, its the ne plus ultraviolence of knucklehead actio ..
Mid West Film Journal
4.0
Hell, I would rather see a movie attempt all of the above and fail than just tow the average line and be mediocre, or even be great at the average act ..
Can Mag
1.0
Ludacris delivers their messages about what Castle is REALLY up to.
Orlando Sentinel
1.5
At times striking, and at others silly, and and yet at others sickening, but never too stupid, at least not compared to so much else flash and pop ped ..
Cinematical
0.5
The cast list tells the story: It includes such characters as Bra Clad Sister, Slutty Sister and (for fans of The Man Show) Trampoline Sister.
Gomemphis
2.0
Daredevil season 3 showrunner on Fisks return, Thanos snap, and the three words everyone longs to hear: Welcome to Marvel Interview With Daredevil sea ..
Sfx
4.0
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Cine Rina
4.5
Just spinning pictures on a string until they make a new picture and give you a bit of a headache.
Mubi
1.0
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1.5
Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor direct with their usual flashy brio.
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1.5
It doesnt feel like a video game, but it does feel like something original in the popcorn realm.
Screen Slate
4.5
A streak of genius runs through this dystopian vision of a world in where VR games are played with real people ... it touches some exposed nerves befo ..
Amc
2.5
Not the comedy of the year, but a decent movie with several chuckles in it. Mike Judge fans will probably want to seek it out, just dont expect an OFF ..
4.5
Gamer isnt nearly as bad as youd expect, but its not nearly as good as it should be.
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