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REPTILE MOVIE REVIEW
I had a thought while stuck in traffic that Benicio Del Toro sure can act but how are his skills with the script? Netflix presents Reptile, directed by Grant Singer and written by Benjamin Brewer, Grant Singer and Benicio Del Toro. The story starts with a young woman who is stabbed to death multiple times at her place of employment as a realtor. Her boyfriend Will Grady (Justin Timberlake) is the owner of the real estate firm and is cooperating with Detective Tom Nichols (Benicio Del Toro). Tom is a hard boiled, no-nonsense, stop at nothing, wild card with a past of overlooking sketchy behavior while cutting through red tape to get perpetrators a shiny new pair of silver chain linked bracelets courtesy of the boys in blue. He’s also the loving husband to spouse Judy Nichols (Alicia Silverstone) who’s not so clueless about her husband’s unraveling mental stability. When it comes to a talented cast of character actors, all the usual suspects are here. Eric Bogosian plays Captain Robert Allen, forced into early retirement by an age related ailment. Ato Essandoh is Detective Cleary, Tom’s partner in justice. Francis Fisher is Camille Grady’s mother, who’s just as ambitious for success as her offspring and Michael Pitt plays Eli Phillips, the prime suspect. Bradly, TC, and Frank have a grand old time reviewing the evidence, comparing works of noir, and try their best to remain n’sync (groan) throughout the review of Reptile.
DIRECTED BY: Grant Singer
STARRING: Benicio del Toro, Justin Timberlake, Alicia Silverstone, Michael Carmen Pitt, Ato Essandoh, Domenick Lombardozzi, Karl Glusman, Matilda Lutz, Mike Pniewski, Thad Luckinbill, Sky Ferreira, Owen Teague, Frances Fisher, Eric Bogosian, Catherine Dyer, Michael Beasley, James Devoti
YOUR REVIEWERS
Bradly Martin (Screener Squad, Eye on the Prize, Breakfast Pub)
Bradly Martin was born in the united states and grew up on a healthy diet of sports, films, and books. A rather shy lad who kept to himself, Bradly soon discovered the best way to know a person was to know what people liked. Throughout the years Bradly became a fan of many things and a fanatic of none. From Doctor Dre, to Doctor Strange and the who’s who of Whos. From Playstation to the Dreamcast and Marvel to DC. From LeBron James to James Bond and Lord of the Rings to Lord Palmerston (or Pitt the Elder if you agree with Wade Boggs) and is a huge fan of dad jokes and randomly obscure Simpsons references. Armed with a vast knowledge of comics, films, and pop culture. Bradly traveled the world making friends and sharing takes. As a young man Bradly married the love of his life young and grew older every year with each new child brought into the brood. If trends continue, Scientists predict that .2% of Canada (where Bradly and family reside) will be populated by Bradly’s children by the year 2029. You can hear him leading and listening to his favorite critics on the Screener Squad and Eye on the prize and maybe even provide some comments of his own.
T.C. De Witt (Screener Squad)
T.C. De Witt is a multi-awarded writer/director originally from Wisconsin and now based in Los Angeles. His life has been devoted to the arts since he was a child. He’s been a stage performer, playwright, stand-up comic, film and television actor, radio DJ, podcaster published author, recorded musician, and comic writer/illustrator. He is now a professional screenwriter and has been thriving for the past decade, regularly offering his talents to production studios in LA, Chicago, Milwaukee, and internationally in Sydney and Poland. He’s provided content for Amazon Prime, Netflix, and several YouTube partners. His films have screened internationally, and his stageplays have been performed across the country. In the last ten years, he has directed 57 films, 23 episodes of his series The One Minute Rewatch, 300+ episodes of podcasts, and his multi-award-winning short film Screen: Righter screened at the Festival de Cannes in 2016. He has released two feature films, The Princess Knight and A Christmas Sunset. He thrives on collaboration and the thrill of sharing stories in all forms.
Frank Calvillo (Highly Suspect Reviews, Screener Squad)
Born and raised in South Texas, Frank currently lives in Austin and has been in love with movies ever since his father showed him some Three Stooges shorts when he was five years old. Today he loves all kinds of film, regardless of era, country, budget or genre. He believes every film has an audience and is at least one person’s favorite movie. After writing for Sight & Sound and Slackerwood, he now writes for Cinapse where his increasingly random taste in all flavors of cinema (from Rashomon to Mars Attacks!) continues to thrive. His ultimate goal is to write a script for his boyhood crush, Michelle Pfeiffer.
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