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Madonna looks more stunning than ever as Sarah Jennings the tragic talentless actress who is referred to by Keitel as "The womanwho can't act". The role is probably not unlike Madonna herself in some ways, although she definately is not talentless, as she endures much abuse in the film as was rumoured she experienced in the late 80's while married to Sean Penn. I suspect this is probably so as such an emotionally raw performance could not be achieved with some drawing and delving into personal experience.

Dangerous Game proves without doubt that the Material girl can act and it is just a shame that the rest of the movie does not hold up to her incredible performance. Abel Ferrara direction is not at it's best and the editing is also very shoddy. The film also features lashings of sex, swearing, violence and rape and this is likely to offend many viewers but if you can cope with that then the movie is a must see not just for Madonna fans but also for anyone who enjoys a good unpredictable thriller. Go rent it!!! Now come on you know you want to!

Madonna Shines, Movie Sucks
I had watched this movie because I heard some good things about Madonna's performance. It is the best acting job she's done. And not only that, it is some of the best acting I had seen in years. Sadly though the performance was lost in an otherwise horrendous movie. I watched it twice to see if I had missed something. But, to no avail. I have no idea what Abel Ferrara was thinking. I guess while trying to be "edgy" he lost all concepts of moviemaking, and relating a story. So, I would give Madonna a 9, movie a minus 7.

The game of movie making is dangerous....
This is a movie filled with shouting. I thought that awful Elizabeth Taylor/Richard Burton film WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOLLF was bad for that, but this takes the cake. Full of accusations, it is a sordid story about sordid people talking filthy and acting the same.

Madonna is still the same as in 1993, my but she stagnated! And this filmmaker is the original "Phatom Father," not Rudy Winston, father of another moviemaker (in connection with David Lynch), Barry Gifford. He read to his children, he cared for his children the best he knew how, but basically he was not a good person and in a bad field. Can being a gangster and killer the same as being a bad film maker? I really didn't see much difference. We are all as good as we know how to be when raising a family, but making sordid, vulgar films is as bad as killing other bad people in real life.

I saw very little redeeming value in this flick. So much in the dark, very little beauty of any kind -- just bad in every way.