Review of The Player (1992) by Serge C — 03 Jul 2006

[font=Calibri][size=3]STANDARDIZED MOVIE EVALUATION (06/19/06 revision).

(comments may contain spoilers).

I. CONTENT (out of 3 stars plus bonus, composite of sub-criteria bellow): ---> 2.75<---.

I. PHILOSOPHICAL/PSYCHOLOGICAL DEPTH (out of 2 stars, where very shallow = 0; shallow = 0.25 or 0.5; somewhat deep = 0.75 or 1.0; deep = 1.25 or 1.5; very deep = 1.75 or 2.0).

---> 1.75 <---.

*Does the movie provide deep insights into psychology of an individual? (0.25 for somewhat deep, 0.5 for deep) Y-0.5 Greed ,Fear, Snobishness[/size][/font].

[font=Calibri][size=3]*Does the movie provide deep insights into psychology of a group? (0.25 for somewhat deep, 0.5 for deep) Y-0.5, The way the group kills disent; witness misidentify the suspect -witness unreability[/size][/font].

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*Does the movie provide deep philosophical/cosmological insights? (0.25 for somewhat deep, 0.5 for deep) Y-0.5 The nature of artistic creativity and profit motives.

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[font=Calibri][size=3]*Do the movie?s insights care significant philosophical/political implications? (0.25 for significant, 0.5 for very significant) Y-0.25, Creating movies with long shelf life vs. dumb movies [/size][/font].

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[font=Calibri][size=3]ii. SCREENPLAY ORIGINALITY (out of 1 star, where very banal = 0; banal = 0.25; somewhat original = 0.5; original = 0.75; very original = 1.0):

--->1.0<---.

*Is film?s screenplay creative (0.25 for a positive answer)? Y[/size][/font].

[font=Calibri][size=3]*Is the plot generally difficult to predict (0.25 for a positive answer)? Y[/size][/font].

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[font=Calibri][size=3]*Is film?s ending original (0.25 for a positive answer)? Y[/size][/font].

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[font=Calibri][size=3]*Does the screenplay particularly excel in any of the above (0.25 for a positive answer)? Y Creative, the ending is awesome[/size][/font].

[font=Calibri][size=3]+ BONUS FOR CONTAINING CONTROVERSIAL & UNPOPULAR TOPICS (up to 0.5 star, where controversial topics = 0.25; unpopular and taboo topics = 0.5) --->N/A <---.

II. PRODUCTION (out of 2 stars plus bonus, composite of sub-criteria bellow):

--->2.0<---.

Iii. ACTING (out of 1 star, where very ineffective = 0; ineffective = 0.25; somewhat effective = 0.5; effective = 0.75; very effective = 1.0):

---> 1.0<---.

*Do actors portray their characters effectively (0.25 for a positive answer)? Y.

*Do actors interact among each other effectively (0.25 for a positive answer)? Y[/size][/font].

[font=Calibri][size=3]*Do actors connect with the audience (0.25 for a positive answer)? Y.

*Do actors particularly excel in any of the above (0.25 for a positive answer)? Y, the actor playing Grifin excells like he did in Shawkinder Redemption[/size][/font].

[font=Calibri][size=3]iv. PRESENTATION (out of 1 star, where very ineffective = 0; ineffective = 0.25; somewhat effective = 0.5; effective = 0.75; very effective = 1.0):

---> 0.75<---.

*Are visual elements effective (0.25 for a positive answer)? Y.

*Are acoustic elements effective (0.25 for a positive answer)? Y.

*Is the film?s flow & duration effective (0.25 for a positive answer)? Y[/size][/font].

[font=Calibri][size=3]*Does the presentation particularly excel in any of the above (0.25 for a positive answer)? Y films flow and visuals are great[/size][/font].

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[font=Calibri][size=3]+ BONUS FOR PRODUCING ON LOW BUDGET (up to 0.5 stars, where up to one million dollars budget = 0.25; up to half a million dollars budget = 0.5) --->N/A<-.

TOTAL STAR RATING:

--->4.25<---.

GRADE & RECOMMENDATION (above 5.0 = A+," Very Good Movie, Highly Recommend"; 5.0 & 4.75 = A," Very Good Movie, Highly Recommend"; 4.5 = A-, " Very Good Movie, Highly Recommend"; 4.25 = B+, "Good Movie, Recommend"; 4.0 & 3.75 = B, "Good Movie, Recommend"; 3.5 = B - "Good Movie, Recommend"; 3.25 = = C+, "Fair Movie" ; 3.0 & 2.75 = C, "Fair Movie"; 2.5 = C-, "Fair Movie"; 2.25 = D+, "Poor Movie"; 2.0 & 1.75 = D, "Poor Movie"; 1.5 = D-, "Poor Movie"; bellow 1.5 = F, "Very Poor Movie") :

--->A "Very Good Movie, Highly Recommend".

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BALANCED MPAA RATING (not biased in favor of violence and against sexuality, where G = no violence, no sexuality; PG = OK slight violence, OK slight sexuality; PG-13 = OK moderate violence, OK moderate sexuality; R = OK explicit violence, OK explicit sexuality; NC-17 = OK extreme violence, OK extreme sexuality).

--->PG-13 for moderate violence<---[/size][/font].