The Player

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Jonathan K Weird tone. I kept wondering if that’s just because it’s from the early '90s, when movies had a different energy. It’s entertaining, but I couldn’t tell what kind of movie it wanted to be, or even who I was supposed to root for. It always felt like something big was about to drop -- a twist, a reveal, anything -- and then… nothing. Just sort of grinds to a halt. Or maybe I missed something. That said, the Hollywood satire is solid. It pokes fun at itself in a way that’s self-aware without being annoying, and the meta-ness adds a nice layer. I sorta get why people like it — it’s a fun one to talk about, or to recall random scenes from out of nowhere. But as a straight-up viewing experience it's less than the sum of its parts. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 07/13/25 Full Review john h The Player is a great Altman film for non-Altman fans or even people who can't stand the boundaries he pushes in his film. The film smartly folds in the end, preventing it from becoming a Hollywood thriller where the hero has to put an end to the antagonist. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/05/25 Full Review Mason M The Player was a really great film. I'm not the most knowledgeable of Robert Altman's films, but this one made me want to see more of them. This film was a very smart industry satire that always kept me surprised. Tim Robbins did a great job in this film as always. And Altman is really good with the camera, I'm not just talking about the opening scene, the whole film was beautifully shot. But I do have one criticism about the film, it seems a bit too smart for its own good. I didn't really like how it was a satire of itself. If the point of the film in the end is how movies like it are dumb, that really cheapens the whole viewing experience for me. But other than that, it was a very entertaining that I really enjoyed and was really well done for most of the way through. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 05/27/25 Full Review Blu B All Time Classic. A happy cynical meta satire of Hollywood. The opening 8 minute long take is masterful. Altman's direction is superb here. Lots of scenes feel like were watching distantly and all other trademarks of his are here but they never get in the way of a truely masterful mystery. It's not too dark either and it takes the cliches of Hollyood and flips them on there heads as much as embracing them with love and respect. First rate all around. Everyone should give this a try once. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/19/25 Full Review Lynn K Disappointed after great reviews. Found it slow then predictable. After 30 minutes of nothing much happening I’d have quite happily given up but partner thought something might happen ( his review vey the end was a 3). There are many cameo appearances from famous stars to spot which is its redeeming feature Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 03/23/25 Full Review Peter H Got as far as far as the opening credits. Irritating! Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 03/09/25 Full Review Read all reviews

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