Gamer
Lionsgate | Release Date: September 4, 2009 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
27
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 13 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
4
Negative:
8
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
70
L.A. WeeklyVadim Rizov
Neveldine and Taylor’s spazzy (but coherent) action scenes rely mostly on blood spurts instead of feats of badassery, but their dystopia is inventive and their visual schemes diverse. Read full review
60
Time OutKeith Uhlich
Crank’s Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor direct with their usual flashy brio, and basso profundo Keith David has a sublime cameo as a cop indignant at the thought of a pistachio peanut butter sandwich. It’s that kind of movie, folks. Read full review
42
The A.V. ClubJosh Modell
The trouble with Gamer is that it’s weird, but not weird enough for the long haul. Read full review
40
VarietyRob Nelson
The audience gets played in Gamer. This latest eye-scraper from writer-directors Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor is as hopped up as their "Crank" pics, but with dour Gerard Butler as a soldier commandeered by a teenage gamer, it's considerably less interactive. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt
The technical barrage of visual and digital effects, quick cuts and strobe lighting does produce something akin to the sensation of playing a video game. So why, one wonders, don't potential viewers simply play one instead of watching this pale imitation? Read full review
38
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
I wonder if Gamer might make a good game; it certainly doesn't make a good movie. Read full review
38
Boston GlobeTom Russo
For long stretches of the PlayStation-minded Gamer, the action does drag. Read full review
30
Los Angeles TimesGlenn Whipp
Rarely have the words "game over" come as such sweet relief. Read full review
30
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
Considerably less of a thrillgasm than playing "Frogger" blindfolded. Read full review
25
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
As the brutish Kable, Gerard Butler must find out who's pulling his strings, but it's the audience whose chain gets yanked by this headache-inducing techno-violent mishmash. Read full review
20
New York Daily NewsJoe Neumaier
What the movie needs more than anything else is a fast-forward button. Read full review
20
Chicago ReaderCliff Doerksen
Directors Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor were responsible for the delirious "Crank" and "Crank 2" but left the magic behind when they threw together this tedious mash-up of "Tron," "Rollerball," "The Matrix," etc. Read full review
0
The New York TimesJeannette Catsoulis
A futuristic vomitorium of bosoms and bullets. Read full review
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