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Dangerous Game (1993)
Rate:
2
Viewed:
3/20
3/20:
Saddled with weak acting and a horrendous screenplay, Dangerous Game, aka Snake Eyes, is a low
point in misogynism.
I'm not sure what the critics were thinking when they gave it rave reviews. They must have loved seeing Madonna
beaten up and raped on all fours. By the way, what was her incentive to do it?
It also sucks to see Eddie Israel's wife finding out her father died, flying out for the funeral, and, once there,
being told by her husband that he cheated on her with many women during their marriage. What an inappropriate time
to do it. The scene becomes ugly when the wife, who's played by Nancy Ferrara in her only role of substance, lashed
out on him.
Prior to that, Eddie tried to work things out with his two thespians by conveying what he was looking for in
order to get their characters across. Want to know why he wasn't successful? It's because Madonna and James Russo
can't act. They're awful in Dangerous Game and the movie within it. If Madonna had an acting lesson in
her life, well...she never paid attention.
On the other hand, Harvey Keitel is in top form, and he's the only one of the cast with any talent. However, he's
regurgitating some of the same angst from Bad Lieutenant. The best scene
is the way he handled his volatile actor in the trailer. It's when the movie started to click but only for a
brief time.
All in all, Dangerous Game combines the worst of cinema: nonsensical dialogue, Abel Ferrara, misogynism,
rape, and Madonna.