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Article: De Palma's `Snake Eyes': The Die Is Cast
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- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- August 7, 1998
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Nicolas Cage, who sported wings as a somber seraphim in this
spring's "City of Angels," returns to more devilish pursuits in
Brian De Palma's "Snake Eyes." A glittery but dunderheaded murder
mystery set in Atlantic City's Trump Taj Mahal, the movie gives both
of these high-rollers a chance to strut and preen.
Cage, swaggering like a pimp and spitting out quips with
maniacal glee, plays to the rafters. As an unrepentant cop on the
take, Cage's Rick Santoro finds himself in a quagmire of false leads
and untruths when a limelight-loving politico is plugged on his
turf.
Corruption, conspiracy and just plain paranoia are among the
movie's many themes, which can be said of just about any ...