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Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 33 Critics What's this?

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Mixed or average reviews- based on 10 Ratings

  • Starring: Ben Affleck, Charlize Theron
  • Summary: The film enters the colorful and conniving world of lowlife criminals scheming to turn a straightened ex-con (Affleck) crooked again. (Dimension Films)
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 33
  2. Negative: 13 out of 33
  1. 75
    May not reinvent the wheel, but its expertly delivered thrills would hit the spot at any time of year.
  2. 60
    A cleverly plotted, cleanly crafted matinee item -- pure entertainment on a romping continuum with Frankenheimer's "Ronin."
  3. 60
    The plot's preposterous and Affleck is way too callow for a role that would have fit Robert Mitchum like a second-hand suit.
  4. 38
    The first All Talking Killer picture. After the setup, it consists mostly of characters explaining their actions to one another.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 4
  2. Negative: 2 out of 4
  1. NinaM.
    10
    Director's Cut- Huge improvement over the original. Adds alot more character development along with even more action.
  2. The little action that exists in Reindeer Games is let down by the nonsensical plot turns, the uninspired performances and unlikeable characters. The heist storyline has been done over one hundred times, every one better than this. Expand

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