This movie doesn't trust its own story. It just heaps images on images and effects on effects. To make things worse, there is not even a consistent visual style. Movies like William Harrison's "Rollerball", Daniel Minahan's "Series 7", Mamoru Oshii's "Avalon", or Kathryn Bigelow's "Strange Days" provide a much more substantial and coherent view of what happens when virtual reality and real-life commercial interests collide. Having said that, there's nothing wrong with Amber Valetta's shapely behind displayed in bikini bottoms, although I think she has more class than the makers of "Gamer" can handle. They have her play a first-person prostitute, renting out her body as a remote-controlled avatar made of flesh and blood. The other reason to go see the movie anyway is Michael Hall's eerie performance of "I've got you under my skin" with a chorus line of cybernetic ghouls dancing along. But that's only 2 minutes out of 95, and I think most people won't find it worth the wait.
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