Snake Eyes

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Snake Eyes

R

Released Jul 30, 1998

1h 39m

Mystery & Thriller

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Detective Rick Santoro (Nicolas Cage) has never played by the rules. When he attends a high-profile boxing match with his friend Navy Cmdr. Kevin Dunne (Gary Sinise), as well as Defense Secretary Kirkland (Joel Fabiani), he witnesses a terrorist assassinate Kirkland. Despite a lockdown on the arena, key witness Julia Costello (Carla Gugino) escapes -- and Santoro begins to suspect Kirkland's death is part of a much larger conspiracy that involves boxing rivals and a beautiful stranger.

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Critics Consensus

Snake Eyes has a number of ingredients that promise a trashy fun time; unfortunately, they're lost in an energetic and stylish thriller with a frustratingly hollow core.

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Owen Gleiberman

Entertainment Weekly

Rated: D

Sep 7, 2011

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Susan Stark

Detroit News

Rated: 3/4

Oct 18, 2008

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Todd McCarthy

Variety

Wispy threads of dramatic plausibility and character involvement unravel completely by the time of the incredibly silly final reel.

Sep 18, 2008

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Brian De Palma has made better films, but few have been as underrated as Snake Eyes.

Rated: 3.5/4

Jul 31, 2023

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Rene Jordan

El Nuevo Herald (Miami)

Snake Eyes is not first-rate De Palma. At best it's a triumph of style over substance. [Full review in Spanish]

Jul 20, 2023

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Rob Gonsalves

Rob's Movie Vault

De Palma devotes full widescreen close-ups to things that mean nothing, and he gives us teasing, blurry glimpses of crucial events. It’s all play, all movie.

Rated: B

Sep 2, 2022

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Dale R

Starring Nicolas Cage as a corrupt Atlantic City police officer who must solve a murder of the U.S. Defense Secretary. Gary Sinise plays a Navy officer and friend to Cage’s character. As usual, these two deliver a great performance. There is also some great cinematography in this movie, with point of view shots, over the head shots, and some really long take shots at the beginning of the movie. The plot does drag on a bit. As Cage’s character starts to figure things out I thought the end was near, but that just started the third act. There is some great stuff here, but I think that the enjoyment of the movie would be limited to those who can appreciate the cinematography and hang on to the plot until the end.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

07/07/24

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Farah R

The terrible ratings shocked me because I found Snake Eyes a very intriguing and entertaining thriller. The intricate plot and solid performances make up for the film's slow pace. It's not one of de Palma's best, but it's certainly not bad.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

07/01/24

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steve d

Not great but not terrible. There's alot to like here. Interesting camera work. Classic Nick Cage being Nick Cage. Gary Sinise is always a pleasure. Plots a little thing but still enjoyable. Vastly better story telling than the terrible stuff that's being coming out the last few years.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/25/24

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SpookySkeleton M

Awesome movie, never has a boring moment. While there are some things a little hard to believe, it's still a pretty good movie.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/14/23

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Jack t

Snake Eyes! Even though my brother Daniel saw a person who is from Transformers in this piece of sxxt! The opening is boring, but I do like the sound effects and the part where Nicolas Cage says " To give you a b£££r". It's just a boring boring film.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

06/18/23

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Alan W

Brian De Palma directs an unsung masterpiece of suspense. The starting scene catapults us into this world of intrigue with a long unedited scene that plays for many minutes, following Nicholas Cage into this underworld of gambling, drugs, and corruption. This film is truly riveting, and captivates any keen audience. One of Nicholas Cage's greatest performances.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

06/17/23

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Synopsis

Detective Rick Santoro (Nicolas Cage) has never played by the rules. When he attends a high-profile boxing match with his friend Navy Cmdr. Kevin Dunne (Gary Sinise), as well as Defense Secretary Kirkland (Joel Fabiani), he witnesses a terrorist assassinate Kirkland. Despite a lockdown on the arena, key witness Julia Costello (Carla Gugino) escapes -- and Santoro begins to suspect Kirkland's death is part of a much larger conspiracy that involves boxing rivals and a beautiful stranger.

Director: Brian De Palma
Producer: Brian De Palma
Screenwriter: Brian De Palma, David Koepp
Distributor: Touchstone Home Video, Buena Vista International [us], Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Touchstone Pictures, Paramount Pictures
Rating: R
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 30, 1998, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 15, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA): $55.6M
Runtime: 1h 39m
Sound Mix: SDDS, DTS, Surround, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: 35mm, Scope (2.35:1)

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