Reindeer Games (2000)
Directed by John Frankenheimer
After assuming his dead cellmate's identity to get with his girlfriend, an ex-con finds himself the reluctant participant in a casino heist.
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The witty Joss Whedon dialogue is hilarious and I just loved all the movie references from “Lord of the Rings” and “Reindeer Games”, etc. It’s a nerdy movie directed by the world’s biggest nerd, which makes it so much fun because it comes from a passionate place.
Nobody else could get away with calling Thor "Point Break" for his surfer looks, or Loki "Reindeer Games" for the silly horns he wears when he's plundering.
Only the car chases, which have an amazing spatial sense and clarity are reminiscent of a director Affleck’s worked with, John Frankenheimer (on Reindeer Games), and that’s simply because Frankenheimer was a master of the car chase (Ronin, Grand Prix).
Affleck comes closest to realizing that goal during the movie's three heist sequences, which are beautifully staged and escalate from the bank to Fenway Park -- with an alleyway car chase thrown in that suggests Affleck had some meaningful conversations with John Frankenheimer on the set of "Reindeer Games," so that movie was finally good for something.