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The Player

What’s Aged the Worst?

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Spelling Entertainment, car phones and fax machines, the rattlesnake, Griffin’s police-station laugh, June’s characterization, clothes, and the Range Rover draw criticism.

In the discussion (10)
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  • Spelling Entertainment’s credit alongside its television slate is treated as incongruous.
  • Car fax machines and giant mobile phones are dated.
  • June Gudmundsdottir’s unusually long name is questioned, then explained as common in Iceland.
  • The rattlesnake-in-the-car torment is questioned.
  • Griffin’s police-station laughing scene is considered overly broad.
  • June’s motivations and lack of suspicion toward Griffin are questioned.
  • The panel disputes whether the problem is Greta Scacchi’s performance or the character writing.
  • June is read as an intentionally distant noir-artist archetype.
  • The double-breasted clothes are criticized.
  • The Range Rover as a power vehicle is treated as dated.