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The Player

1992

Robert Altman

Tim Robbins, Greta Scacchi, Dina Merrill, Whoopi Goldberg ...

7.0

6,919

Comedy. Mystery. Drama Robert Altman's adaptation of Michael Tolkin's novel gives the notorious director a chance to address perhaps his greatest nemesis: the Hollywood studio system. Disguised as a thriller, the film assembles virtually every famous actor in Hollywood to create an exhilarating blend of real life and fiction. Tim Robbins plays Griffin Mill, a studio executive who begins to fear for his job when upstart Larry Levys (Peter Gallagher) name ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Vincent Canby The New York Times	"'The Player' is so entertaining, so flip and so genially irreverent that it seems to announce the return of the great gregarious film maker whose 'Nashville' remains one of the classics of the 1970's."
		Hal Hinson The Washington Post	"From start to finish, the film is surprising, both in style and narrative (...) [A] fabulously enjoyable film"
		Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"This is material Altman knows from the inside and the outside (...) A smart movie, and a funny one (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"
		Derek Malcolm The Guardian	"The most entertaining and intriguingly made ironic comedy that's been produced thereabouts for some considerable time"
		Owen Gleiberman Variety	"If you’ve never seen Robert Altman’s 'The Player,' it would be hard, offhand, to think of a great movie that’s more fun or one that gives you a headier buzz"
		Kenneth Turan Los Angeles Times	"[It] does capture L.A. and today’s Hollywood with chilling exactness (...) 'The Player' has enough energy to pick itself up"
		Neil Smith BBC	"It's a masterly distillation of Tinseltown foibles which also works as a compelling moral thriller and a commentary on the cult of celebrity (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Caroline Westbrook Empire	"Tim Robbins' timeless satire on Hollywood is a modern classic with a sharp script and stunning performances. Watch over and over and over (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"

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