Gamer

Gamer tries to send a message about a society that increasingly devalues face to face interaction in favor of electronic and anonymous forms of communication. Okay, the message has been sent; now if only the messenger had been better. Gerard Butler, who shot to fame in 300, again plays a sweaty super warrior, although this time he's being controlled via a brain implant by a teenage gamer. He's in prison for life, unless of course he manages to survive 30 military style battles against other lifers, in which case he'll be paroled. We all know how these films work, he'll never really be paroled because it's not in the best interests of some evil behind the scenes power: in this film, that guy is played by Michael C. Hall: in full "ham" mode. He's the guy who invented this new game technology and he's as rich as he is bad. Kyra Sedgwick plays a smarmy talk show host, and she's basically just collecting a salary. The film has a couple of minor high points; the action scenes aren't bad, and Michael C. Hall is fun to watch, but, if I were you, I'd just stick with my Wii.

Rating - 2 Stars