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The Player (1992)
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A wicked satirical fable about corporate backstabbing--and actual murder--in the movie business, The Player benefits from director Robert Altman's long and bitter experience working within, and without, the Hollywood studio system. Rising young executive Griffin Mill (Tim Robbins) is tormented by threats from an anonymous writer. The pressure and paranoia build until Griffin loses control one night and semi-accidentally kills screenwriter David Kahane (Vincent D'Onofrio), who may or may not be the source of the threats. From that point, Griffin's life and career begin to fall apart. In keeping with the ironic spirit of the film...
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Wow! Are you a Tim Robbins fan? He was the lead. Do you like Greta Scacchi? She was there, too. How about Fred Ward? Count him in. I really like Vincent D'Onofrio. Sorry about that, Vince. Wacky for Whoopi? No problem, she was a hoot. Hey, there's Lyle Lovett. Where's Julia Roberts? Oh, she's there too. Bruce Willis was...
(complete The Player review by B Movie Ben)
The brilliant diatribe against Hollywood comes from the late, great Robert Altman.
Altman never had a great relationships with the suits who run Hollywood, as can be seen in the characterization of Tim Robbins' murderous exec.
It boasts a huge cast and one of those great Altman scripts that is always partially...
(complete The Player review by Jessica Film Junkie)
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(4/15/2007)
