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24 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Dallas ObserverPeter RainerDallas ObserverPeter RainerThe entire film takes its cue from Cage's spritzes and jags; it's a delirious performance in a delirious landscape.
- 78Austin ChronicleSteve DavisAustin ChronicleSteve DavisAfter it has ended, you may want to view it all over again, just to see if you can beat the odds and pick up on what you missed the first time around.
- 75USA TodayAndy SeilerUSA TodayAndy SeilerSnake Eyes sports some of the most breathtaking filmmaking of De Palma's career -- and Nicolas Cage is the one actor who cannot be upstaged by it. [18 September 1998, p. 11E]
- 75Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittThe real heroes are cinematographer Stephen H. Burum and editor Bill Pankow, who help the picture keep popping even when its plot and dialogue go into a slump.
- 63ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliMixed together, all of this makes for a fascinating viewing experience, but the unfortunate ending diluted my enthusiasm for the film as a whole.
- 60The New YorkerThe New YorkerIn spite of its noirish glow, De Palma's thriller is oddly unsuspenseful. Although his vaunted technique and Hitchcockian effects are all here, there's no life in the story (co-written by De Palma and David Koepp), and the last-minute burst of sentimentality is especially lame.
- 60The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenA great big juicy gob of apocalyptic paranoia.
- 60SlateDavid EdelsteinSlateDavid EdelsteinA thriller of serpentine excitement all the way up to that dud of a climax.
- 25Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertIt's the worst kind of bad film: the kind that gets you all worked up and then lets you down, instead of just being lousy from the first shot.