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The Fan
  

The Fan

Starring: Robert De Niro, Wesley Snipes Director: Tony Scott MPAA Rating: R
3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (39 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Robert De Niro, Wesley Snipes, Ellen Barkin, John Leguizamo, Benicio Del Toro
  • Directors: Tony Scott
  • Format: Import, NTSC
  • Language: English
  • MPAA Rating: R
  • VHS Release Date: Jul 1 1997
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (39 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: 6304282907

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Lurid thrillers don't get much more shameless than this movie, in which Robert De Niro plays a pathological baseball fan whose obsession is focused on a San Francisco Giants all-star outfielder (Wesley Snipes). While the newly signed baseball star is having trouble getting his favorite uniform number from a competitive teammate (Benicio Del Toro), De Niro is having career troubles at the knife company his father founded, and you can bet that his proximity to high-quality stainless-steel blades will be a factor in the suspenseful plot. Recycling parts of his maniacal roles in Taxi Driver, The King of Comedy, and Cape Fear, De Niro takes his idolatry to violent extremes, eliminating any obstacle to Snipes's stardom until the baseball hero is forced to confront his most terrifying devotee. Directed with brutal excess and souped-up style by Tony Scott (Top Gun, Crimson Tide), this manipulative nail-biter pulls all the right strings in predictable fashion, but it does have moments that are effectively intense. --Jeff Shannon

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2.0 out of 5 stars Where to begin, May 5 2004
By "bulletandasmile" (Houston, TX USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Fan (Widescreen/Full Screen) (DVD)
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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2.0 out of 5 stars The Fan ...Fans Out!, April 7 2004
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This review is from: The Fan (Widescreen/Full Screen) (DVD)
Robert DiNiro completes a quintent of bad guy/psycho roles for the 1990's (AWAKENINGS, THIS BOY'S LIFE, CAPE FEAR,JACKIE BROWN) with THE FAN. With a resurgence of Baseball movies beginning in the late 1980's, this has got to be one of the worst of the bunch and the worst of the five DiNiro pictures. The pairing of DiNiro (who literally phones in his performance here)and Wesley Snipes (Is actually convincing as a baseball player. Remmeber his Willie Mays Hays in MAJOR LEAGUE?)in what could have been an interesting thriller turns into another predictable slasher-type film. DiNiro (Gil Renard) becomes an obsessed fan to Wesley Snipes superstar Baseball Player(Bobby Rayburn). There is some social commentary about modern sports and the responsibility of overpaid athletes but all commentary is drowned out by a weak script and weak direction. Also, there is a scene that most baseball purists have been complaining about in this film. This is the sequence where the umpires let a baseball game keep going and it is pouring rain. Director Tony Scott in his own directorial style shows the sequence in slow-motion with players slipping and sliding, with water and mud flying all over the place, all for dramatic purposes and creative license. Overall, a weak sports film, a weak thriller, and wasted talent makes THE FAN a very forgettable film.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Promising, But Ultimately Disappointing, Feb 16 2004
By gonn1000 (Portugal) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Fan, the (VHS Tape)
Despite some style, rythm and a couple of intriguing ideas, this Tony Scott`s movie soon falls into most of the cliches that trap a typical Hollywood blockbuster.
Wesley Snipes plays a baseball star that ends up being the object of devotion and obsession of a lonely, convulted man (Robert DeNiro). The picture builds a growing tension, yet the second part lives on the strenght of chases, kidnappings and tiresome predictability. Nine Inch Nails are a fine addition to the soundtrack, helping the development of the paranoid plot, but the movie is still too flawed and unsurprising to truly engage.
Not too good not too bad. Watchable.
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4.0 out of 5 stars better than what you people say
ok now people are always telling me that the fan is poop. pish posh it is a pretty good movie. the concept of the movie is good.. really good.. and de niro pulls it off.. Read more
Published on Dec 30 2003

5.0 out of 5 stars TAKE ME OUT OF THE BALL GAME
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... Read more
Published on Nov 5 2003 by Michael Butts

2.0 out of 5 stars another psychopath
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. Read more
Published on Jul 15 2003 by M. Puhl

4.0 out of 5 stars Great role for De Niro
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. Read more
Published on Mar 11 2003 by Jackson Brown

3.0 out of 5 stars "The Fan"..Steps Up To The Plate
This review refers to the TRI STAR DVD edition of "The Fan"

Baseball was never so thrilling as it is in this film. Read more

Published on Jan 12 2003 by L. Shirley

4.0 out of 5 stars Fear Strikes Out?
This movie is greatly played, and they picked the exact actors for this. Gil (Robert DeNiro) is an obsessed Giants fan, and is having trouble with the knife business. Read more
Published on Dec 1 2002

5.0 out of 5 stars A Thrilling and Suspenseful Film
Robert De Niro portrays Gil, a complusive baseball fan. His favorite player is Bobby Rayburn. When Rayburn has some troubles in his career, Gil will stop at nothing to ensure he... Read more
Published on Nov 27 2002 by sideshowmatthew

4.0 out of 5 stars Underrated Deniro thriller
Deniro proves once again that he can play a deranged lunatic as well as anything else. Too bad this didn't do too well upon its release back in 1996. Read more
Published on Nov 12 2002

5.0 out of 5 stars De Niro strikes again.
De Niro blends the roles of Rupert Pupkin and Max Cady in this pretty entertaining film about a man on the edge of madness. Read more
Published on Aug 13 2002 by Mike

4.0 out of 5 stars Creeeeepy
This movie was completely disturbing. I generally don't go for this genre of movie, but I like the actors so I watched it anyway. Read more
Published on Jun 22 2002 by Lady Bug

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