Review of The Player (1992) by Steven L — 12 Nov 2008
Altman's axe-grinding is almost audible in this hate letter to Hollywood. The perennial outsider (played by his own rules, did Bob) locates numerous tinseltown grindstones- producers, shills, lackeys, actors, agents, corporate stooges & flunkies- but saves the biggest cut for the audience.
The "happy ending" (both in the film and the film-within-the-film) posits the viewer as an accessory to these enterprises, because bankable resolution requires (criminal?) dissolution. Populus vult decipi.
This review of The Player (1992) was written by Steven L on 12 Nov 2008.
The Player has generally received very positive reviews.
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