Snake Eyes

8/7/19981h 38m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ Believe everything except your eyes. ~

Overview:

All bets are off when shady homicide cop Rick Santoro witnesses a murder during a boxing match. It's up to him and lifelong friend, Naval intelligence agent Kevin Dunne, to uncover the conspiracy behind the killing. At every turn, Santoro makes increasingly shocking discoveries that even he can't turn a blind eye to.

Director:

Brian De Palma

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$73,000,000.00

Revenue:

$103,900,000.00

Key words:

assassination
casino
gambling
political activism
naval officer
atlantic city
bribery
homicide detective
secretary of defense
whistleblower
corrupt cop
boxing match
navy commander
admiring
adoring
ambiguous
amused
dubious

Cast

Nicolas Cage

~ as ~

Rick Santoro

Gary Sinise

~ as ~

Kevin Dunne

Carla Gugino

~ as ~

Julia Costello

John Heard

~ as ~

Gilbert Powell

Stan Shaw

~ as ~

Lincoln Tyler

Kevin Dunn

~ as ~

Lou Logan

Michael Rispoli

~ as ~

Jimmy George

Joel Fabiani

~ as ~

Charles Kirkland

Luis Guzmán

~ as ~

Cyrus

David Anthony Higgins

~ as ~

Ned Campbell

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Reviews (2)

Bazzjazz
Written 7 year(s) ago
5
It’s just typical John Travolta , Nicholas Cage , doing John Travolta and Nick Cage Until the demise of one of them.

Not memorable. But you knew that!
CinemaSerf
Written 1 year(s) ago
6
My biggest problem with this, aside from the shockingly wooden acting from Nicolas Cage - is that I saw through the subterfuge almost immediately. Quite possibly luck, but once I'd guessed who was doing what to whom, the thing just descended into a remarkably procedural thrill-free thriller that I really struggled to remain engaged with. As it is, dodgy cop "Santoro" (Cage) finds himself embroiled in the assassination of the US Defence Secretary at a boxing match. Working with his military security chief - and close friend "Dunne" (Gary Sinise) he has to try and find out just who would gain by this, and why. There are a few red herrings, a mysterious woman in white, and as the story develops plenty of plausible enough candidates, but there is precious little jeopardy and the "Santoro" character is neither likeable nor engaging. Some of the dialogue is pretty cringeworthy, and I am afraid I just found the whole thing a fairly mediocre and forgettable effort all round.