Review of The Player (1992) by Compi24 — 04 May 2018
Legendary director Robert Altman delivers a fittingly misanthropic and jet black glimpse into the abyss that can be (is?) Los Angeles and the Hollywood studio system with "The Player," a cleverly plotted and staged satire with a whole lot to say about the effects that the market can have on forms of creativity and the morality puzzles that can sometimes lie within.
Interestingly, this film mirrors a couple of other films from the early 90's involving the same sort of subject matter - "Barton Fink" and "Swimming With Sharks." And while both of these films do different things well enough, I think if I'm to judge which actually functions the best as a soul-crushing jab at the infrastructural behemoth that is Hollywood, I'm going to have to side with "The Player.
" There's just something about the dire, thrilling, hilarious, romantic, and terrifying tones juggled all throughout this film that left me feeling pretty impressed. And the performances are all in order as well, with a terrific turn from Tim Robbins in particular.
And though it's no "Gosford Park," it's definitely one of the more impressive Altman film's I've seen.
This review of The Player (1992) was written by Compi24 on 04 May 2018.
The Player has generally received very positive reviews.
Was this review helpful?
