Snake Eyes (1998)

	Directed by: Brian De Palma	COUNTRY USA GENRE Mystery thriller NORWEGIAN TITLE Snake Eyes RUNNING TIME 98 minutes
	Produced by: Brian De Palma
	Written by: David Koepp

Cast includes:
CHARACTER	ACTOR/ACTRESS	RATING
Detective Rick Santoro	Nicolas Cage	½
Commander Kevin Dunne	Gary Sinise	½
Julia Costello	Carla Gugino
Gilbert Powell	John Heard	½
Lincoln Tyler	Stan Shaw
Lou Logan	Kevin Dunn	½
Jimmy George	Michael Rispoli	-
Secretary of Defense Charles Kirkland	Joel Fabiani	-
Cyrus	Luis Guzmán	-
Walt McGann	Mike Starr	-

Review

Kinetic camerawork and a flamboyant performance by Nicolas Cage, boosted by his newfound post-Face/Off confidence, isn't quite enough to give this fairly run-of-the-mill thriller the momentum needed to keep it engaging for its full running time. The setup is an assassination at a high-stakes boxing match in a casino venue in Atlantic City, and De Palma has an ambition to move the story along in real-time, with the occasional flashback to remind us of various obviousnesses. The movie's aspiration to be clever is ruined by its tendency to overexplain the so-called mystery, and what we're ultimately left with is Cage's swagger and some fairly streamlined action sequences which will satisfy 1990s aficionado at least to some extent.