There were so many set pieces that could've been memorable and exciting if only the cameraman would've put the camera on a tripod, prepared a wide shot, and stepped away. There was only one sequence in this movie that was well shot other than that, literally every other single action scene was made incomprehensible due to the filmmaking. When you hire master choreographers to create beautiful action sequences, why would you then destroy them by choosing to film your action with close-up, handheld, shaky cam? This stylistic decision is infuriating and unforgivable. Let's jump right into why 'Snake Eyes' isn't a good film - the action.
And lo and behold, it was! 'Snake Eyes' seems to suffer from an identity crisis there is not enough gangster politics to be a successful gangster movie - there is not enough character development to be a satisfying drama - and perhaps the worst offense: there is not enough well-filmed action for this to be a great action film.
Joe's most beloved characters, in the form of a Japanese mobster movie, seemed too good to be true. I'm a big fan of Yakuza films, so when I saw the trailer for 'Snake Eyes,' I was ecstatic - a gritty, grounded origin of one of G.
