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- 1994
- R
- New Line Cinema
- 1 h 36 m
- 1994
- R
- New Line Cinema
- 1 h 36 m
Summary A homeless man is hired as a survival guide for a group of wealthy businessmen on a hunting trip in the mountains, unaware that they are killers who hunt humans for sport, and that he is their new prey.
Directed By: Ernest R. Dickerson
Written By: Eric Bernt
- 1994
- R
- New Line Cinema
- 1 h 36 m
- 1994
- R
- New Line Cinema
- 1 h 36 m
Surviving the Game
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7.5
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Summary A homeless man is hired as a survival guide for a group of wealthy businessmen on a hunting trip in the mountains, unaware that they are killers who hunt humans for sport, and that he is their new prey.
Directed By: Ernest R. Dickerson
Written By: Eric Bernt
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 13 Critic Reviews
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23% Positive
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
62% Mixed
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8 Reviews
15% Negative
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 13 Critic Reviews
41
23% Positive
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
62% Mixed
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
15% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
While it has no real ambition beyond the standard tale of action-packed revenge, it's still pulsing with primitive energy and the thrill of the ultimate hunt. [16 Apr 1994, p.C5]
Dickerson keeps things moving along briskly and the ensemble manages to survive Eric Bernt's "script" (Connell gets no credit). As for the dreadlocked Ice-T, he avoids the rap trappings of his previous film roles and is generally effective in his survival schemes.
Yet another take on the human-as-prey-for-hunters theme seen most recently in last summer's Hard Target. [18 Apr 1994, p.3D]
Ernest Dickerson, formerly Spike Lee's cinematographer, continues to show promise in the director's seat with this solidly made, well-acted survival thriller that is unfortunately limited by its overworked premise.
Essentially, the movie is Cliffhanger with one third the firepower. Ice-T, looking like a depressed lion in his thick Rasta braids, remains a charismatic camera subject, though he’s too much the snaggletoothed urban runt to make a convincing action dynamo.
As out-of-whack and sophomoric as all this is, the movie sustains a rudimentary action interest.
The biggest problem with Surviving the Game is that, after a rather lengthy and uninteresting buildup, the movie never delivers the action it promises. [19 Apr 1994, p.E2]
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 6 User Ratings
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 6 User Ratings
7.5
67% Positive
4 Ratings
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33% Mixed
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Awards
All Def Movie Awards
• 1 Nomination
