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Summary: Am I a Fan of The Fan?
Review: I asked myself this question the other day while watching Tony Scott's The Fan for the umpteenth time. Do I enjoy this movie? Being an avid Baseball FAN myself, I found DeNiro's Character, Gil, to be a bit unbelievable, don't get me wrong, that doesn't take away from his acting ability in this film. Coming from Boston, baseball fans around here are more devoted than psychotic and I cannot imagine the murdering of a player on the same team. It's not logical! But it's Hollywood's version of a Baseball Fan, too bad they couldn't use a more realistic portrayal, then again, it wouldn't be as good a movie. DeNiro steps up to the plate with a great performance as a psycho, whereas Snipes and Del Toro portray the all-to-real personas of Baseball's best players.
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Summary: Forget it!
Review: I don't know what Bobby de Niro was thinking about while making this movie...it's flat, flat, flat...if you think you're his biggest FAN then try to forget this movie!
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Summary: another psychopath
Review: I don't like Wesley Snipes, it is one of that many american actors that couldn't transmit emotions, in every movie you think he performs the same character. Trying to be cool is not acting!
The other protagonist played by Robert de Niro is very similar to Travis Bickle (Taxi Driver). It's very sad to see that Mr de Niro, one of the best actors ever, accepted all scripts he became in the last years, without considering the quality of the movie.
Tony Scott made some of the most interesting films of the last two decades and like his brother I think he can still surprise us in the future.
The soundtrack inlcudes Nine Inch Nails, one of the most influential rock band of the nineties!
"The Fan" is not a bad movie (at least it's not boring), but perhaps prescindible and personally I expected much more, considering the cast and the direction.
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Summary: Great role for De Niro
Review: I haven't heard too much about The Fan. I don't think that it hit it as big with the box office as it should have. Director Tony Scott (True Romance, Spy Game) did an excellent job of getting the viewer to identify with De Niro's character at the beginning. But as the film progressed, there are one-by-one actions that build up for you to finally realize that he is nuts! Robert De Niro delivered a very real and believable performance as always. Wesley Snipes also did a good job as a cocky first rate baseball player in a slump, and under complete stress. This is not something for the kids, though. Its R rating reflects pervasive strong language and some intense violence. It's a good suspense movie though with great character development.
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Summary: THE WORST EDITING I HAVE EVER WITNESSED
Review: I love Robert Deniro and thought he did a great job in this movie but anyone who knows anything about baseball knows this movie is a joke. Whoever edited this movie needs to give anyone who ever saw their money back. For example, there are overhead shots of a football game and the next image is a baseball game. There are overhead shots of Dodger Stadium and then next shot is of a game supposedly going on in SF. In one scene the announcer says the name of the player throwing the ball except the name he says is entirely different from the one stiched on the player's back. This could have been a great film if any effort was put into it.
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Summary: Excelent Acting, Music, And Camera Work
Review: I personally find this film EXTREMELY entertaining and suspenseful. Robert De Niro did an excelent job playing Gil Renard, an unemployed knifes salesman who's life takes a turn for the worse when his wife gets a restraining order against him (he cannot see his son anymore because of it), he loses his job in the business that his father started. But Bobby Rayburn (Snipes) has come the San Fransico Giants (for $40 mil because of his .310 life time batting avrg) and now Gil has something to look forward to, the world series. But when Rayburn gets stuck in a slump, Gil takes matters into his own hands to get hitting again and will stop at absolutly NOTHING. The film keeps you on the edge of your seat not knowing what is coming next. It keeps you entertained with Hans Zimmer's heart pounding, tear renching score and some of the best acting (From De Niro and Snipes and the ENTIRE cast) that you'll ever see. Clay G.
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Summary: A Disappointment
Review: I thought a film directed by Tony Scott ans starring Robert de Niro would be worth watching. Unfortunately, I was wrong.
Do not waste your time or your money on this one.
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Summary: Where to begin
Review: I truthfully for some reason liked this movie when it came out years ago. I recently rented it again and thought, what was I thinking? The story is incredibly unbelievable (no way the murder of Primo would have gone without being solved for more than a few hours) and the script is just poorly written. I found myself getting confused with what was going on do to random jumps from one thing to another. There were many things that could have been left out or shown more of to make the story flow better. The acting was pretty good (though not the best work from anyone) for what was written. Now, when I first saw this movie I liked the soundtrack to it. Watching it again, I realize that the Nine Inch Nails song Closer, which I am a fan of all versions, was used so often it was ridiculous. It seemed like they were trying to go for Darth Vader like theme from Star Wars but failed miserably. All around, it wasn't horrible but its not in my top hundred. DeNiro has played this character way too many times and because of that it was slightly boring. Give it a try if you've seen everything else more than once. I wouldn't pay for it though if I were you.
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Summary: better than what you people say
Review: If you want someone to play a psycho, who else but the immensely talented Robert DeNiro? In "The Fan," based on Peter Abraham's novel, De Niro plays Gil, a washed up knife salesman who is obsessed with baseball. He's divorced from his wife, but has been able to maintain a relationship with his young, impressionable son. However, as Gil becomes more psychotic, his ex-wife realizes the potential danger so she puts out a restraining order. Meanwhile, Wesley Snipes' Bobby Rayburn recently purchased by the Giants for a cool forty million wants his #11 back, which has been given to Benito Del Torio's Juan Primo. And then the slump hits Snipes. DeNiro displays his loyalty by trying to get Primo to surrender the number and when he refuses, well it's....you can imagine. Onward then, DeNiro finds a wonderful opportunity to get into Snipes life by rescuing his son, Sean, who is drowning. He and Snipes almost bond, until Snipes confesses that he just doesn't care anymore, baseball is just a game. Snap goes what little is left of DeNiro's sanity and we face a showdown in a rain-drenched night game.
Maybe overwrought, but Director Tony Scott handles everything so well, he elevates his film above it's derivative plot. Some of the baseball scenes are quite beautiful; Ellen Barkin and Patti D'arbinville shimmer in great supporting roles; John Lequizamo as Snipes' manager is good, and Charles Hallahan (so good in the remake of "The Thing") has a brief, but effective cameo as Coop, Gil's childhood buddy.
Hans Zimmer's score is hauntingly beautiful and there are nice effects from the many Rolling Stones tunes that fill the picture. San Francisco looks beautiful, and the whole effect is quite effective.
An underrated thriller, highly recommended.
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Summary: TAKE ME OUT OF THE BALL GAME
Review: If you want someone to play a psycho, who else but the immensely talented Robert DeNiro? In "The Fan," based on Peter Abraham's novel, De Niro plays Gil, a washed up knife salesman who is obsessed with baseball. He's divorced from his wife, but has been able to maintain a relationship with his young, impressionable son. However, as Gil becomes more psychotic, his ex-wife realizes the potential danger so she puts out a restraining order. Meanwhile, Wesley Snipes' Bobby Rayburn recently purchased by the Giants for a cool forty million wants his #11 back, which has been given to Benito Del Torio's Juan Primo. And then the slump hits Snipes. DeNiro displays his loyalty by trying to get Primo to surrender the number and when he refuses, well it's....you can imagine. Onward then, DeNiro finds a wonderful opportunity to get into Snipes life by rescuing his son, Sean, who is drowning. He and Snipes almost bond, until Snipes confesses that he just doesn't care anymore, baseball is just a game. Snap goes what little is left of DeNiro's sanity and we face a showdown in a rain-drenched night game.
Maybe overwrought, but Director Tony Scott handles everything so well, he elevates his film above it's derivative plot. Some of the baseball scenes are quite beautiful; Ellen Barkin and Patti D'arbinville shimmer in great supporting roles; John Lequizamo as Snipes' manager is good, and Charles Hallahan (so good in the remake of "The Thing") has a brief, but effective cameo as Coop, Gil's childhood buddy.
Hans Zimmer's score is hauntingly beautiful and there are nice effects from the many Rolling Stones tunes that fill the picture. San Francisco looks beautiful, and the whole effect is quite effective.
An underrated thriller, highly recommended.
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