I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

The greatest movie ever made..!

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

A shady police detective finds himself in the middle of a murder conspiracy at an important boxing match in an Atlantic City casino. Snake Eyes benefits from Brian De Palma's stylish direction and strong perfomances from both Nicolas Cage and Gary Sinise plus it keeps you hooked on the story and there's some nice twists and tuens along the way. Unfortunately tho this is no masterpiece either and to be honest the ending of the film felt a bit meh unlike other movies of De Palma like Mission Impossible and Scarface it was kind of "fast" and even a bit forgettable but the movie is still quite watchable thanks to it's leads but the ending needed to be better and stronger from what it was. (6.5/10)

I loved the storm setting, the constantly moving camera, and even the initial overacting of Cage. But there were definitely awkward castings, and forced, telegraphed messages. I'm not a fan of trying too hard, when it comes to movie making.Both heavyweight boxers had man-breasts. One was too old, and the other talking trash like some teenager. I didn't believe their look or their punches. I personally can't stand when films with East Coast settings bombard you with the worst kind of stereotypes of Italians and Puerto Ricans. Not that they couldn't be relevant. It's just so unappealing. This one had a lot of that.I'm also not a fan of retelling the same story multiple times from different perspectives. It's like a bad episode of Get Smart. But there was some great dialog here. Remember that the writer doesn't just create the plot. They also create the conversations. You could be disappointed in a plot, and still respect the dialog.The Cage character has thought out his philosophy and there is some logic to it. When other characters equivocate, he sets them straight with direct clarity. He's not a waffler. You admire that in him, but wish it could be applied to a cleaner life.Meanwhile, the military guy has a chance for some uninterrupted moralizing dialog, and it's done well. Sinise is generally wooden, but he's effective in these scenes.The violence was actually minimal and the sex negligible. I can scarcely remember more than a few words of profanity either.The thing that detracts from the integrity of the picture, may be the same thing that a lot of people love. The plot stacks the deck. There's a sinister industrialist, probably alluding to an earlier Trump, small time hoods doing Deniro, women slamming you over the head with their sexuality, and storms coming in at just the right moments. Add to the mixture, bloody money showing up when a moral lesson is needed, and cameras everywhere making some statement about security or privacy in a corrupt society. There's even a rolling globe-like structure symbolizing fallen glory or something thereof. If it's subtlety you're after, forget about it.But ultimately it depends if you are a Nicholas Cage fan. I am. He pulls away from his initial overreach, and comes back to the Cage we know and love. The flawed guy with a conscience and a down-to-earth style.

There was a time in the mid to late nineties when all of a sudden, Nicolas Cage became one of Hollywood's most bankable stars.It started around the time when The Rock was released, and more or less ended when The Family Man came out in 2000. But between that time, Cage could've made a film with him just looking out of the window, and it would have at least made a minuscule profit.How times have changed....Ricky Santoro is a corrupt Atlantic City cop with a dream. Become so well connected that he can become mayor. In the meantime though, he'll settle for keeping his comfortable lifestyle. On the night of the heavyweight boxing championship, Ricky becomes mixed up in the assassination of the Secretary of Defense, an assassination involving his best friend. Becoming the investigating officer, Ricky soon uncovers a conspiracy to kill the Secretary and a mysterious woman in white........De Palma has always been my favourite director. Not because his films are the perfect example of cinema, they are certainly not, but he has one of the most original eyes for cinematography and wonderful shots that just linger in the mind. Even films that have him apparently restrained, such as Mission Impossible, have a certain scene at a certain angle that really raise the tension of the film.Here, it's the twenty minute 'one take shot', which we all know clearly isn't, but it's still exciting and really sets you up for a fall. It's seamless, beautiful, and Nicolas Cage is just fantastic in this opening scene.And then, it all goes downhill from there, narratively speaking, but the flashbacks, points of view from other characters, and those wonderful homages to Hitchcock (the tracking through the rooms from a ceiling perspective is amazing) keep the film from becoming an almost wreck.And then there's Cages performance. If he could put a quarter of the energy in his films now that he does here, he'd still be a big hitter at the box office, and be better regarded as an actor.Granted, there are a couple of instances where he does go way over the top (his hands shaking when he's going for a cigarette after he's found out who is behind it all is hilarious), but he's so watchable, and so slimy yet likable, you can't help but get lost in his performance.Sinise is as reliable as ever, and the rest of the cast do twitchy and panicking like its second nature to them.All in all, if your not a fan of star or director, I doubt you'll like this.It's definitely an acquired taste, just like Cages wardrobe in this film.

This film hasn't age brilliantly, but it's still halfway decent. It dates from before Nicholas Cage's absurd, self-inflicted, IRS problems, after which artistic integrity began running a distant second (or third? or fourth? or fifth?) to cold, hard cash. The basic plot is one you have seen in some variation a thousand times before, although, Cage, in his usual over the top way, adds some spice to it. I'm desperately trying to write a longer review, but there is so little to say here. Overall, it's a very derivative story with workmanlike, but far from outstanding, performances. Honestly, your time would almost certainly be better spent on an awful lot of other thrillers out there, although you won't do too much self-flagellation if you choose to spend (squander?) your time on this instead.