Reptile

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Reptile

R

2023

2h 14m

Crime

Drama

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Following the brutal murder of a young real estate agent, a hardened detective attempts to uncover the truth in a case where nothing is as it seems, and by doing so dismantles the illusions in his own life.

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Critics Consensus

Strong work from Benicio del Toro and Alicia Silverstone isn't enough to make up for Reptile's convoluted and ultimately underwhelming story.

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Audience Says

Solid acting and an engaging mystery help Reptile keep you hooked despite its slow pacing and a plot that might be too complicated for its own good.

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Claudia Puig

FilmWeek (LAist)

10/21/2023

A pretty effective murder mystery... [Benicio Del Toro] has aged very nicely into this sort of role.

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Kambole Campbell

Empire Magazine

10/03/2023

2/5

Del Toro’s solid screen charisma can’t rescue Reptile, a derivative and lethargic thriller that rarely thrills as it tries and fails to build a case for itself as a meaningful iteration on the detective thrillers that it admires.

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Robert Abele

Los Angeles Times

10/02/2023

The fallout from all this purposeful gloom isn't merely that nothing surprises us; even Del Toro's committed portrayal of a careful man's gathering disillusionment gets jammed up.

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

07/28/2024

2/5

...way overwritten in terms of character traits, and underwritten in terms of meaningful procedural changes; it’s the kind of film which requires warnings for the unwary; despite the sheen, it’s a time-waster where the end doesn’t justify the means...

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Shakyl Lambert

CGMagazine

07/12/2024

5/10

Benicio Del Toro’s solid lead performance can’t prevent Reptile from being a boring, forgettable procedural.

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Dan Buffa

Ramble On With Buffa (Substack)

12/03/2023

Hat tip to Del Toro and company. I like scripts that present a familiar formula in a mystery, and then proceed to have fun with the whodunit.

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Paul O

@pjkeys 15h

I always enjoy character studies over action and thrills and this movie does not disappoint while also providing the latter in measured doses. Each suspect continues to evolve as do the police officers of the local police force. The movie plods along at an even pace but that makes it that much more enjoyable, as it continues to shed its plot layers and access new depths of sleaze and betrayal as any good reptile worth its weight knows how to do.

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Luna D.

@moonslvt Feb 18

The worst kind of trashy thriller. Despite an ensemble cast and admittedly strong performances from almost all of them, the writing falls extremely flat. Too much happening while at the same time being incredibly dull. Seems like they took every stereotype, threw it at the wall and whatever stuck, they just snuck into the movie, seemingly for no reason at all. Also the ending sucked.

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John H.

@Hihner Feb 9

Worth your time. Del Toro was great as always and the cast was good. Trust me.

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Adéle L

@Adele69 Jan 17

Benicio, Alicia and Ato and all the other actors were great and very immersive. HOWEVER... Justin Timberlake really ruined this movie for me, his acting is shallow and weak, stop f-ing up movies with his presence.

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Matthew C

@mattjen77 Dec 28

Almost skipped based on reviews. Glad I watched anyway. Well worth the time.

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chad D.

@Chaddie Dec 23

I think while they were going for realism they made it boring, and the slow burn effect fizzled it out.

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Synopsis

Following the brutal murder of a young real estate agent, a hardened detective attempts to uncover the truth in a case where nothing is as it seems, and by doing so dismantles the illusions in his own life.

Director: Grant Singer
Producer: Thad Luckinbill, Trent Luckinbill, Molly Smith
Screenwriter: Benjamin Brewer, Grant Singer, Benicio del Toro
Distributor: Netflix
Production Co: Black Label Media
Rating: R (Violence|Some Nude Images|Language)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 22, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 29, 2023
Runtime: 2h 14m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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