Gamer (2009)
Mind-control technology has taken society by a storm, a multiplayer on-line game called "Slayers" allows players to control human prisoners in mass-scale. Simon controls Kable, the online champion of the game. Kable's ultimate challenge becomes regaining his identity and independence by defeating the game's mastermind.
- Mark Neveldine
- Brian Taylor
- Judi Townsend
- Jon Mallard
- Mark Neveldine
- Brian Taylor
Rating: 5.714/10 by 2280 users
Alternative Title:
極限遊戲 - TW
Gamer (Uncut) - CA
Jogo - PT
Гравець - UA
Gamer, el Juego Letal - MX
ゲーマー - JP
GAMER ゲーマー - JP
Country:
United States of America
Language:
English
Runtime: 01 hour 35 minutes
Budget: $50,000,000
Revenue: $40,800,000
Plot Keyword: mind control, prisoner, video game, dystopia, gun battle, wrongful imprisonment, wrongful conviction, online gaming, 2030s, death game, not too distant future
**Running Man with a dash of Facebook** Running Man with a dash of Facebook, and not much more. Maybe more the book Running Man, less the Schwarzenegger thing. But essentially, it's that story - bits of which have been filmed numerous times. The logistics and the logic in this story don't add up. Unclear rules and chaotic action scenes permanently maxed-out on violence make it impossible to either feel the danger, or compassion with the protagonists during the battles. And outside the battles, there is not much suspense either, nor acting possibilites, nor dialogue, let alone character development. Even the technobabble is off. Oh, and the CGI at start is sub-par, even for its day. (Hint: If you can't afford to do it with good CGI, use physical effects instead.) If you want your fix on "action without too much brains", watch something like Hardcore Henry; if you want something somewhat clever and entertaining on the topic, read the book "The Running Man". This movie is a waste of time.
