The Player

  • 1992


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Positive Reviews 29
Average Rating 4.5/5
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4.5
Beneath its sardonic surface, The Player is a loose limbed comic meditation on whats real and whats not real. EW
5.0
Watching The Player, we want to despise Griffin Mill, but we cant quite manage that. Rogerebert
5.0
But even if it didnt have all that, it also works as a taut, suspenseful crime drama in the great film noir tradition. Common Sense Media
4.5
Mercilessly satiric yet good natured, this enormously entertaining slam dunk quite possibly is the most resonant Hollywood saga since the days of Suns .. Variety
4.5
This picturesque sterility is the movies cutting edge an artistic, entertaining balm for the mediocrity it makes fun of.
4.5
Because he doesnt follow the formulas, he cant be trusted to follow orders.
4.0
From its brilliant and sublime opening sequence to its self reflexive ending, The Player distills everything thats wrong with the American film indust ..
5.0
Few Hollywood satires have come close to matching the brilliance of The Player.
5.0
A hilarious and deftly convincing satire of contemporary Hollywood, courtesy of industry bad boy Robert Altman. Tv Guide
5.0
A highly entertaining, dark film that says much about Hollywood and the audiences who watch Hollywood movies. Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
3.0
The Player is not just about the film industry, it is about film itself. Internet Reviews
4.0
Theres no real sympathy for the charactersjust a blistering satire of the worst of Hollywood. ( Mountain X
4.5
The Player is a daring movie that works on its own relentless terms. Emanuellevy
5.0
Altman knew Hollywood, but The Player casts a much wider net by allowing the movie industry to stand in for the shark eat shark nature of modern busin .. Q Network
4.0
A masterly distillation of Tinseltown foibles which also works as a compelling moral thriller and a commentary on the cult of celebrity. Bbc
4.8
Im certain there isnt another movie in the history of Hollywood with more cameos. Coles Mithey
5.0
out of four) Blu Ray Features: The bonus material has been recycled from a previous DVD release, but that doesnt mean its not great. Aisle Seat
4.0
Altman lets us vacation in Hollywood for a bit but not too long to feel smothered 7M Pictures
5.0
Robert Altmans Hollywood satire is truly an amazing picture which has everything to become a classic, namely a striking plot, flawlessly written and b .. Montreal Film Journal
3.5
But if the moral destination is always in sight, the journey unfolds in gripping, fresh details. News Week
4.5
Altman was making a sour, salient, cynical, and passionate point about how artistry and edge had been drained from Hollywood. By 1992, the suits were .. Crave Online
4.5
supposed to be scathing, but the pleasure it affords is like what you get from watching the Oscars: celebrity spotting and in jokes. Chicago Reader
4.0
Cynical, sophisticated movie industry murder mystery made with great attention to detail, and still one of the best examples of Hollywood turning the .. Film4
3.5
Altman performs a bit of legerdemain, poking fun at the film industry while simultaneously paying tribute to it. Movie Metropolis
4.5
It is brilliant. It is one that you have to own. It is the movie to watch. Filmcritic.com
4.5
The Player has enough truly hilarious bits and inspired sequences that baroque opening sequence shot is a masterpiece in itself to make it well worth .. Vue Weekly
4.2
Not since Sunset Boulevard ... has such a scathing film about Hollywood actually come from inside Hollywood. Deep Focus
5.0
That his re entry back into Hollywoods good graces, kicking off his the astonishing and prodigious final decade of his career, came through a delightf .. Madison Movie
5.0
The Player satirically represents the behind the scenes side of Hollywood more accurately than anything since Sunset Boulevard. Toxic Universe



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