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The Fan (1996)

Rate: 6
Viewed: 12/04, 9/23

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9/23: The Fan presents a very familiar territory for Robert De Niro, having played the same type of character before in Taxi Driver and The King of Comedy.

Once again, he's good in a bizarre way. The finale is a clincher of who his character is in a nutshell as described by his erstwhile catcher from the Little League days: a wacko. It's funny that the name Barry Bonds is mentioned because Wesley Snipes happens to look exactly like him.

The editing is reminiscent of many films by Tony Scott which will be applied in the future for Enemy of the State. This time, the close-ups are a bit too extreme, making it hard for me to get into The Fan. To make matters worse are the terrible, slimy performances by Ellen Barkin and John Leguizamo.

All in all, the topic is nothing new, but if you're a Robert De Niro fan (who isn't anyway?), The Fan won't disappoint.