November 28, 2009
Cliche, by-the-numbers, etc etc.
Robert De Niro,
Wesley Snipes,
Ellen Barkin,
John Leguizamo,
Benicio Del Toro
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Robert De Niro is Gil Renard, baseball fan from hell. Bobby Rayburn (Wesley Snipes) is the player he is nuts about. No sooner does the talented Rayburn sign a huge contract with the San Francisco Gian... read more
Directed by: Tony Scott
Release Date: June 1, 1996
Keywords:
del toro,
tony scott,
wesley snipes,
baseball fan,
Robert De Niro,
Wesley Snipes ,
Tony Scott ,
Gil Renard
DVD Release Date: December 9, 1997
Stats: 796 reviews
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Flixster Reviews (796)
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March 12, 2009De Niro is an obsessed Baseball fan, whose love for the game, sees him doing unbelivable things to meet his sporting hero.
This doesn't seem to be one of De Niro's more popular films and admittedly it's not at the top of De Niro films, but I think it was a pretty good perform... read more -
January 7, 2008This second movie title is so suspense and thriller of an older fan (Robert DeNiro) stalking a favourite baseball player (Wesley Snipes).
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April 29, 2007Not the best film De Niro or Snipes have done ,but this is a watchable thriller about an obessed baseball fan.
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February 1, 2007Talk about giving you the creeps. I thought this was pretty good and lived up to it's premise.
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November 20, 2006A descent thriller that gets in some good moments of "what's gonna happen." De Niro plays crazy well and Snipes dials down his action persona enough to play a human character. Supporting cast that includes Del Toro, are also good in their parts. The standard aspects are made bett... read more
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April 21, 2006This is completely standard fare, but you can get away with standard fare when you have Robert DeNiro as the psycho.
Critic Reviews
January 1, 2000
USA Today
August 1, 2010
Ryan Cracknell, Movie Views
A film with lots of great ideas yet none of them come to fruition. Full Review
October 11, 2005
Chuck O'Leary, Fantastica Daily
This slick, extremely gripping thriller is three-quarters an excellent movie that only falls apart during a tense but ultimately ridiculous finale.
March 18, 2004
Bob Bloom, Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)
Strike three, you're out. A stinker that should have been postponed because of inept filmmaking.
November 10, 2003
Rob Gonsalves, eFilmCritic.com
More ugly and depressing than haunting or suspenseful. Full Review
April 27, 2003
Clint Morris, Moviehole
A Home run for the thriller genre.. De Niro, in top form
August 27, 2002
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
Mesmerizing film about the soul-killing dimensions of perfectionism. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Michael Dequina, TheMovieReport.com
An entertaining piece of work, if not the most original. Full Review
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