Gamer.

Yet another "late" review.

I tend to get lots of ideas on things to write and not actually take the time to write anything. Hence the pretty much "cinema review only" content of late.

Anyway, I went to see Gamer back in September and here we are.

That's my 3rd Neveldine/Taylor film in the year (after Crank, 1 & 2). So I kind of know their MO now: they don't do art and they know it. But although they tend to go into B/exploitation territories, they manage to put so many ideas in their thing that maybe it sticks as more than it "should" be. If you compare this and Robert Rodriguez's Planet Terror, they share quite a lot of points (most notably blood, guts & boobies). But while the Rodriguez's Grindhouse look at the past, they bring it right up in the present.
I guess there a a lot of direct-to-DVD pictures that do that as well, but N/T do that in their own flamboyant way...

Gamer could feel like a more "serious" movie than Crank, yet they stay true to their formula. It's less hectic, but they put a lot of crazy ideas and I have to say they hit their targets right on the nail, bending just a little our own gaming / social networking world...

As for the rest, it's all ably crafted, I quite like Gerard Butler as an action hero. And Michael C. Hall is in a type-cast role but does it perfectly.

And there's a brilliant dance scene!

1 disappointment could be that they could push the social commentary further. In a sense I wish it could have been more than a souped up B-movie. But then again would it work if it took itself seriously?
It's still worth a look.