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Playing God

Playing God (1997)

Thriller | 94 minutes
2,46 93 votes
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Genre: Thriller

Duration: 94 minuten

Alternative title: Playing Hero

Country: United States

Directed by: Andy Wilson

Stars: David Duchovny, Timothy Hutton and Angelina Jolie

IMDb score: 5,6 (8.241)

Releasedate: 17 October 1997

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Playing God plot

"Joining this deadly underworld was easy. But getting out...deadly!"

Eugene is a brilliant surgeon who, however, is suspended due to his drug addiction. When he saves the life of a badly injured criminal after a gunfight in a bar, he takes care of the gangster boss named Raymond. Raymond decides to hire him to treat criminals discreetly. Unwillingly, Eugene becomes part of the violent criminal circuit.

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David Duchovny David Duchovny

Dr. Eugene Sands

Timothy Hutton Timothy Hutton

Raymond Blossom

Angelina Jolie Angelina Jolie

Claire

Michael Stevens Michael Stevens

Gage

Stacey Travis Stacey Travis

Nurse

Bob Jennings Bob Jennings

Dr. Clifford

Peter Stormare Peter Stormare

Vladimir

John Hawkes John Hawkes

Flick

Tracey Walter Tracey Walter

Jim

Andrew Tiernan Andrew Tiernan

Cyril

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11 January 2023 at 08:42

And then the fifth film in the Angelina Jolie marathon. A reasonable movie. Looks nice, good chemistry between Jolie and Duchovny (a hottie by the way). There are also funny parts for variety, but the story is not very well developed.

Jolie turns out to be dead (but this is what they're playing), but her boyfriend doesn't question why they lied to him, that his henchman is gone and so on. It feels a bit weird. He absolutely wants her back, but why? And why does he think she's not dead? Why was Jolie wearing a transmitter? Was she also a infiltrator? I don't think that is well explained. Those dialogues could have been much better, more emotional and written differently. It goes from heel to branch. The final scene is also short-sighted. The bad guy grabs his weapon in the middle of the road, but you can see it's super busy. Why would you do that? You're 90% sure you're not going to make it . That's just written to wrap up the story, but it's too forced.

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