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Gamer (2009)
Director: Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor
Movie review
From Time Out New York
Gerard Butler is Kable, the unwilling star of the violent near-future gaming phenom Slayers. Created by gazillionaire mogul Ken Castle (Hall)—who at one point demonstrates his puppet-master fortitude by performing a Fosse–esque rendition of “I’ve Got You Under My Skin”—this actual-humans-in-harm’s-way competition is really a smoke screen for…world domination! 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.Author: Keith Uhlich
Time Out New York Issue 728: September 10-16, 2009
Cast & crew
Director: Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor
Cast: Gerard Butler, Amber Valletta, Michael C Hall, Kyra Sedgwick, Alison Lohman, Chris 'Ludacris' Bridges full cast
Genre(s): Action/Adventure
Rated: R
Duration: 95 mins
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