Snake Eyes
Snake Eyes
R | 07 August 1998 (USA)
Snake Eyes Trailers

All bets are off when shady homicide cop Rick Santoro witnesses a murder during a boxing match. It's up to him and lifelong friend, Naval intelligence agent Kevin Dunne to uncover the conspiracy behind the killing. At every turn, Santoro makes increasingly shocking discoveries that even he can't turn a blind eye to.

Reviews
UnowPriceless

hyped garbage

... View More
MusicChat

It's complicated... I really like the directing, acting and writing but, there are issues with the way it's shot that I just can't deny. As much as I love the storytelling and the fantastic performance but, there are also certain scenes that didn't need to exist.

... View More
Rio Hayward

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

... View More
Bumpy Chip

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

... View More
Anthony Iessi

Not all De Palma films are beloved. Snake Eyes is considered one of his weakest. The story is generic and the ending is a complete letdown. But the cinematography is so on point, it's really hard to dislike this film. It's a lot of fun, in fact. Nicholas Cage doesn't get better. Gary Sinise is superb. The opening shot is a steady cam, long take, reminiscent of the Copa scene in Goodfellas and the opening to Boogie Nights. It gets you right into Ricky's world, and immediately, you are hooked. De Palma knows how to get you invested in his characters. Overall, it's very surprising to me how much of a bad rep Snake Eyes has.

... View More
gridoon2018

"Snake Eyes" is one of Brian De Palma's most underrated (even forgotten) movies. Sort-of an update of "Blow Out" (the political assassination conspiracy, technology recording and revealing what the naked eye has missed, the overhead shots, the witness that must be silenced, etc.), but with stylistic elements from other De Palma films as well (long continuous shots, split screen, flashbacks of the same events from multiple perspectives, etc). In terms of how De Palma uses the camera to (mis)guide the viewer and tell the story, it's extraordinary; David Koepp's script is also like a well-orchestrated symphony, or a well-put-together puzzle, if you prefer. But there are two problems with "Snake Eyes", and they are pretty big: the first is that it's extremely obvious that Sinise's character is part of the conspiracy (his blunder with the redhead is so big that there could be no other explanation for it), and the second is that Nicolas Cage's character is an obnoxious sleazebag (and Cage's performance overdone). The film has to show him bruised, battered and beaten to make us root for him even a little near the very end. Gary Sinise, John Heard and Stan Shaw give much more effective performances, and both Carla Gugino and Jayne Heitmeyer are very hot. **1/2 out of 4.

... View More
Predrag

Brian De Palma's "Snake Eyes" is about a fast-talking shady Atlantic City detective, Rick Santoro (Nicolas Cage), who becomes involved with a murder conspiracy at a heavyweight boxing match in an Atlantic City casino while a hurricane hits. Gary Sinise plays Naval officer Commander Dunne, Santoro's best friend, and Carla Gugino plays a mysterious woman in white.De Palma employs some outstanding camera work; particularly the camera view replicating from the prize fighter's eyes that then turns into the mirror and you see the fighter, shadow boxing, and the scene in the upper hotel rooms where the camera looks down and glides over several adjacent rooms to show how people really behave behind closed doors. The rest of the movie doesn't quite live up to the grace of its opening, but it still has a nice elegant style going for it. The story/script is nothing amazing, but De Palma rescues it with his visual panache, and it remains one of Nicolas Cage's most over the top, entertaining performances. Also, Stan Shaw's performance is my favorite part in the film. There's some cool Brian De Palma shots and some references to "Vertigo" and other films, but the end kind of undercuts the good things.Overall rating: 7 out of 10.

... View More
carbuff

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.

... View More