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The Fan
1996
Drama, Suspense/Thriller
1h 56m
An all star baseball player becomes the unhealthy focus of a down on his luck salesman. (imdb)
Directed by:
Tony ScottThe Fan
1996
Drama, Suspense/Thriller
1h 56m
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Rated 28 May 2017
30
22nd
Bobby Rayburn is clearly supposed to be a stand-in for Barry Bonds, but Bonds himself is namechecked in the movie. despite being on the Giants at the time this film was made, he is not shown in the film, nor does he appear to make an impact on any of the games. I consider this incredibly unlikely, as Bonds holds the second highest WAR of all time on Baseball Reference, just barely behind Babe Ruth. boy, I sure hope somebody got fired for that blunder
Rated 28 May 2017
Rated 21 Dec 2010
61
23rd
De Niro does a good job acting like a nut, as this seems to be something he can really excel at. Still I found his stuff over the top, and got tired of it. Maybe that's because he felt like he needed to carry this film, since Willy Mays Hayes just wasnt that special. The storyline was over the top. The ending was funny for me. The problem was that I don't think it was supposed to be. That is why I had decuct points from it's final score. Final Score: Fan Flops
Rated 21 Dec 2010
Rated 26 Sep 2010
46
21st
De Niro stalking Barry Bonds is kinda entertaining I guess.
Rated 26 Sep 2010
Rated 04 Mar 2007
30
12th
De Niro is goddamn crazy and Del Toro is good. It all feels too B Movie-ish though.
Rated 04 Mar 2007
Rated 08 May 2023
83
80th
There aren't a lot of movies where the best scenes involve calling into a radio show...Pontypool feels like a cheat because that's the whole movie, Play Misty for Me isn't about the dj scenes at all, and Fraiser was a TV show. Why are you bringing it up?
Rated 08 May 2023
Rated 24 Apr 2023
49
15th
Lost somewhere in this mediocre 90s thriller is a stinging treatise on fragile masculinity--which has got to be the reason De Niro signed on--but what starts out like CAPE FEAR eventually turns into SUDDEN DEATH (sans that flick's giddy sense of fun). Tony Scott's direction trends too far into the Michael Bay end of the spectrum, a realm he would thankfully leave behind.
Rated 24 Apr 2023
Rated 23 Sep 2021
75
26th
Viewed September 10, 2021. The movie is a riff on the troubled character studies of Taxi Driver or The King of Comedy crossed with a typical mid-nineties American action movie. This is an odd combination on paper, especially when De Niro's madness is being played for laughs (there are a couple of sequences where his over-the-top antics gave me Adam Sandler vibes), but Scott really does direct the hell out of it.
Rated 23 Sep 2021
Rated 09 Dec 2019
85
90th
Really underrated tbh. Very entertaining, with great style and performances. Love the look of this movie
Rated 09 Dec 2019
Rated 12 Jan 2018
44
19th
C-
Rated 12 Jan 2018
Rated 21 Oct 2017
58
42nd
Critics lambasted Scott's flashy style, but the real problem is a 3rd rate script that gets sillier as the film progresses. As it stands, it's a predictably well crafted film with decent performances. Deniro has played psychos better before, but he is effective here, and it's a shame that his character isn't more fleshed out because there are some interesting layers that were unexplored. Snipes holds his own against the former acting heavyweight, and the rain soaked finale is top flight Scott.
Rated 21 Oct 2017
Rated 11 Aug 2014
75
30th
It builds through intercutting exposition extremely well, and most of the time is engaging as a study of sports celebrities and their relationship to fans, but in a flash gives way to standard psycho-thriller conventions and Tony Scott's requisite action climax. The film almost worked though because it relies on Robert De Niro's eponymous performance, an interesting variation on his gallery of unhinged loners, albeit one that could've truly blossomed in better hands.
Rated 11 Aug 2014
Rated 09 Sep 2012
50
21st
Rated 29 Aug 2012
64
56th
Sir Tony gives his usual flashy style -- this film looks beautiful --, but The Fan is ruined by a lazy script and some bad acting from Snipes. De Niro just reprises and tries to top old roles -- from King of Comedy and Cape Fear, I guess --, managing to keep this in a watchable, very entertaining level.
Rated 29 Aug 2012
Rated 12 Feb 2012
55
10th
The spit takes in slow mo are mesmerizing
Rated 12 Feb 2012
Rated 29 Dec 2011
30
12th
The director's "rock 'n' roll" approach to filmmaking results in what, for a while, seems like an efficiently-made thriller that is constantly on the move, but as it progresses, the absurdity and predictability overwhelm all else, increasing the tedium and leaving the viewer with the unsatisfying feeling that the pace is continuously slowing, and eventually relief when it finally grinds to a halt.
Rated 29 Dec 2011
Rated 04 Nov 2010
24
15th
#90s#, story, (dir Scott), casting.
Rated 04 Nov 2010
Rated 09 Oct 2010
44
13th
Poorly made thriller is saved only by a pretty great turn by DeNiro. Snipes is embarrassing, and the movie runs its predictable, sometimes laughable course.
Rated 09 Oct 2010
Rated 05 Oct 2010
30
19th
The cognitive dissonance of Snipes as Bonds, but Bonds as a nice guy and family man, is too much. Also the endless continuity errors during baseball shots (the announcer says "Hernandez winding up..." when the man on screen's jersey clearly says 'Casey') makes this an unbelievable watch.
Rated 05 Oct 2010
Rated 26 Sep 2010
50
16th
The basic idea is good, but unfortunately the story is uninteresting to follow. Some scenes should be cut away or something.
Rated 26 Sep 2010
Rated 01 Sep 2010
70
44th
It's a crappy thriller, but I enjoyed De Niro being a crazed super fan. I mean no one's going to be a super fan of Snipes, but that's the thrilling part right?
Rated 01 Sep 2010
Rated 29 Mar 2010
19
18th
Another guy goes crazy film that doesn't really cut it.
Rated 29 Mar 2010
Rated 23 Mar 2010
3
61st
Ridiculous and devoid of any intellectual merit. But hey, Bobby D. is in it and I like baseball, so whatever.
Rated 23 Mar 2010
Rated 11 Oct 2009
25
12th
that sucked, robert deniro was okay, the rest was just really bad, bad story, del toro, snipes and leguizamo were bad
Rated 11 Oct 2009
Rated 01 Aug 2009
95
93rd
The only reason I like this movie so much is because of how amazingly horrible it is. I really don't understand how a great actor like robert denioro took on a role like this.
Rated 01 Aug 2009
Rated 27 Jun 2009
65
22nd
I liked it then. Not too much now. I have it on VHS
Rated 27 Jun 2009
Rated 16 Jun 2009
1
10th
It sucks, plain and simple. No tension whatsoever.
Rated 16 Jun 2009
Rated 10 Jun 2009
65
41st
The tension is never present, and for a thriller that's a failure.
Rated 10 Jun 2009
Rated 26 Apr 2009
52
17th
A pretty typical plot. No surprises here, if you're into that sort of thing. I hated it, though.
Rated 26 Apr 2009
Rated 07 Jul 2008
1
6th
Soooo stupid, but Robert De Niro plays his part hilariously.
Rated 07 Jul 2008
Rated 26 May 2008
11
3rd
There aren't many movies I've been unable to sit through, this is one of them.
Rated 26 May 2008
Rated 21 May 2008
3
28th
De Niro is great. The movie, however, isn't.
Rated 21 May 2008
Rated 02 May 2008
30
19th
DeNiro is surprisingly good in a non-Scorsese flick, too bad it's this one.
Rated 02 May 2008
Rated 14 Aug 2007
51
32nd
Decent thriller, bad baseball movie. De Niro does his usual good work, but Snipes just never comes off as that emotional. Del Toro is actually perfect here, though, and hey - John Kruk appears here, too.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
Rated 14 Aug 2007
17
11th
I never thought I'd hate a sports movie. And this is with my +10 sports movie bias.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
Rated 14 Aug 2007
90
85th
Wow! the greatest method actor of all time De Niro rocks! he's really terrifying in this. I'm scared :)
Rated 14 Aug 2007
Rated 22 Feb 2007
50
35th
Not bad.
Rated 22 Feb 2007
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