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Connections Edited into 5 Second Movies: Gamer User reviews Review. Top review. So-so at best, more notable for missed potential rather than what it does. At one point during this film my girlfriend commented that it "looked just like Modern Warfare 2" — a game she has seen me play all too much and all too frequently.

Indeed it does look very much like a FPS at times and this is the point of what is essentially the concept of The Running Man updated for the modern world of online gaming and living other lives out via the internet. Although the idea is far-fetched in terms of controlling people and indeed killing them, it is not a huge step for a fantasy film and it stays close to the world of Second Life, The Sims and the Call of Duty online shooter franchise.

So, to my mind, this film had potential to be relevant, interesting, insightful or at least have loads of good action. The problem is that, while it does a very small amount of all those things, it doesn't really do anything particularly well. I say this because the social commentary here is minimal.

OK there are certain things shown that are exaggerated versions of where we now are but that in itself is not enough to count — there is no opinion behind it, nothing for the viewer to think about either then or later on that evening.

This leaves the action to carry the film. On this front the film is "OK" as it has noise and a sort of plot for us to follow. Problem is that the way both are delivered actually detracts rather than enhances. I get the idea — the rapid editing and regular "static" touches to the footage meant to suggest the world of broadcast and online media. Problem is that it is all too frantic and too excessive to really engage.

The "Second Life" sections are just too OTT to not seem daft and it doesn't feel like an established online game but rather everyone enjoying the novelty of it which is not where this part of the film is. Again the hot pants, regular nudity and general female sexuality is all part of the gaming world but done to excess like it is here it spoils things a bit rather than being a fair observation — it feels the film is overdoing it on purpose to play to these viewers.

Similarly the action is hampered by two things. Firstly the same frantic editing makes it all too chaotic and too hard to get into in terms of being an action movie. The second thing to note is that by being so close to a FPS in terms of look it forgets that generally video games are best when played and actually make for pretty dull viewing when you're waiting for your turn.

The action scenes are mostly "so-so" where really these should have been the place where the viewer is "gotten into the film".

Perhaps the style worked with Crank because the whole film was nonsense but here the concept doesn't suit it. The cast were maybe attracted by the concept hoping for more intelligence but nobody has much to do.

Butler remains to be nothing more than a solid presence to me — not sure why he is seen as a big star lead all of a sudden but here we are.

He is OK I guess but his performance cannot find the humanity or comment that is lacking from the script. More irritating is the way Hall is wasted. So great in Six Feet Under and Dexter, he has very little to work with here — although he still works with it well. Sedgwick is equally wasted while Ludicrous appears to have done all his stuff in about two days and has no character to speak of.

Crews is a physical presence but again his part in the film is so poorly thought out that he might as well not be there. Nobody really excels here and it is all about the delivery — which sadly isn't great either. Overall Gamer is a distraction that works on that level but never gets close to the potential it has. At moments it seems like it will be excessive craziness like Crank was — but it doesn't ever follow through on that even if it does produce a great moment for Pysch fans.

It has a concept that suggests social commentary but doesn't have anything to say. Finally it sells itself as an action movie but is put together in such a way that the action doesn't have a flow to it that draws the viewer in. For all it offers Gamer is sadly average at best — distracting and short but that's about the height of the praise I can offer it.

FAQ 9. Is "Gamers" based on a book? Does Kable have a real name? Had useful details. Read my mind. Report this review. Adult Written by mayjay May 4, No way Sadistically stupid, full of exagerrated violence and nudity. Adult Written by darthsitkur September 20, Adult Written by slip10 December 20, Adult Written by MovieMan26 October 13, I was surprised by this movie! Better than expected, definitely, but still not Oscar-worthy. This ultra-violent, chaotic sci-fi action film similar to The Running Man or a car-less Death Race isn't the most original, but it still entertains.

The action is pulse-pounding, in my opion. The acting isn't half-bad either. Parents: There is a lot of brutal, bloody, intense violence, mostly involving inmates killing each other using high-tech weaponry.

There's also plenty of sex and nudity, including a shocking "Sims"-like sexually-based simulation that's extremely explicit. Plus, there's strong language. Bottom Line: Worthy for action fans, but maybe not for everyone else. Thanks for reading! Parent Written by [email protected] September 5, Bad for the soul This movie was not appropriate even for adults. Very violent with with a pittful excuse for an ending. Having to deal with a borage of flashing nudity throughout, the movie offered little redeeming quality.

Consider yourself forewarned. Parent Written by Plague May 17, Gamer This is truely a high explosive movie with a lot of gore and sexual content. Surely not for kids, but mature teens with a good taste in action movies will absolutly love it. Online, a frog meme can become a global hate symbol. Hollywood films have trouble depicting that. Anyone else remember Swimfan or FearDotCom? Slayers characters robotically teabag each other mid-game, and Society cast members mindlessly walk around in circles for hours.

One of the more inspired ideas in the film is the character Ken Castle, the creator of Slayers and Society. Played by Michael C.

In , not so much. Watching the movie now, he feels like the perfect, terrifying blend of Alex Jones and Mark Zuckerberg. In fact, the movie is littered with little details that felt overblown a decade ago, but today, hew uncomfortably close to reality. The news media in the world of Gamer is depicted as just a collection of various right-wing YouTube drama channels. The hosts look like OAN anchors and talk like KeemStar, smoking cigarettes on air and screaming expletives.

And then, again, at the end of the film, Castle reveals that his grand plan is to use Nanex tech to take control of the government. Simon, the streamer that controls Kable, spends his entire day in his room, which looks kind of like a Star Trek holodeck plastered with edgy MySpace profiles. His face and name are on holographic advertisements all over the world. The game has turned Simon and Kable into superstars. Played by Amber Valletta, she lets people remotely control her in exchange for a meager salary.

Society players are regarded as the lowest form of entertainment, a mix of a reality TV cast member, OnlyFans microinfluencer, and Hype House member.

In the third act of the movie, Kable saves her from being assaulted by another player named Rick Rape. Sorry, no movie can do this better than Con Air.

Kable is incarcerated for murder because he was an early Nanex trial subject. In Gamer , a tech monopoly has worked with the U. And if you get too good at the game? If you hit the jackpot in the casino too many times?