Benicio del Toro

Justin Timberlake

Alicia Silverstone

Michael Pitt

Ato Essandoh

Domenick Lombardozzi

Matilda Lutz

Eric Bogosian

Frances Fisher

Karl Glusman

Mike Pniewski

Thad Luckinbill

Sky Ferreira

Owen Teague

Victor Rasuk

Catherine Dyer

Jesse C. Boyd

Amy Parrish

Michael Beasley

James Devoti

Matt Medrano

Elena Varela

Monique Yvette Grant

Michael Rene Walton

Africa Miranda

Tiffany Fallon

Deena Beasley

Allison Smith

Mel Pralgo

Dani Deetté

Kurt Yue

Jon Levine

Lee Perkins

Cannon Smith

Jp Lambert

Gregory Albrecht

Tony Bartele

Aerial Nicole

Gilbert Glenn Brown

Matthew Cornwell

Bonita Elery

Dianna Catterton

Mark Pettit

Alex Parkinson

Rick Yorn

Patrick M. Sullivan

Doug Coleman

Amanda Ford

Tamara-Lee Notcutt

Paul Roome

Brad Arensman

Kevin Hickman

Yair Elazar Glotman

Brett Robinson

Ryan Robert Howard

Anthony Bruno

Greg P. Russell

Michael Babcock

Onnalee Blank

Kimi Webber

Jonathan Watkins

Mike Gioulakis

Marcelo Aprile

Graeme Stewart

Grant Singer

Jennie Breckenridge

Chris Kahwaty

Allen Lee Williams III

Brad J. Bakelmun

Mark DeSimone

Jason Oliver

Chris Gann

Richard Chapelle

Troy Nicely

Eric Yamamoto

Dane A. Davis

Victor M. Giarrusso

Karl Shefelman

Harlan Penn

Stan J. White

Carl Anthony Nespoli

Ciara Adise

Priscilla Green

Nicole Marines

Brittany A. Jones

Lori McCoy-Bell

Seth Spector

Reece Fleetwood

Shannon Beshears

Juliana Ononiwu-Brinson

Steven Brown

Benjamin Verhulst

Candace Kualii

Tara DiPetrillo

Aron Siegel

Kenneth Duclos

Brandon Proctor

Jeff Crumbley

Selah Chung

Kyle A. Wasserman

Maggie Muller

Le'ce Edwards

Benjamin Brewer

Trent Luckinbill

Molly Smith

Rachel Smith

Crime

Mystery

Thriller

Reptile

Black Label Media

United States of America

English

infidelity

murder

new england

real estate agent

police psychologist

questioning

police task force

police drama

policial

provocative

puzzlement

suspenseful

admiring

awestruck

pretentious

Reptile is hardly original but that doesn't stop it from being a decent film. 

Cut from the same dark cloth as so, so many, seedy underbelly US crime drama's, the plot behind this film is all too familiar.That said, its saved from mediocrity, by its adherence to the basic premise its built upon and  plausible performances, from its cast. 

Indeed the subdued, very conventional approach taken to character development reminded more me of Swedish or UK series, where the characters are ordinary people, with mostly, ordinary lives. 

In summary, whilst Reptile isn't doing nothing new, its refreshingly down to earth approach to character development, does offer a little more to the viewer, than the conventional, "by the numbers", US crime drama.

**cop/crime thriller, well executed. Nothing to get excited about, but above the rest.**


The leading couple, Del Toro and Silverstone, are well cast - not the unlikely "what are these supermodels doing in this situations", but a realistic looking middle-aged couple. Him weary but still strong, her chubby, cheerful and sensible. His country club dancing isn't winning prizes; he's called Oklahoma "because he doesn't cut a rag".
Their friends are a fun bunch, living a bit above their pay grade, ribbing, caring, and close.

After we get the scenery set, the crime starts: A real estate agent is bloodily murdered. Investigating the murder turns up more than one likely suspect. And nothing is quite as clear as one might wish.

The plot is complex enough but not convoluted; The characters are authentic and their portrayal is skillfully done. Direction, cinematography and editing maintain suspense. They don't irritate you with fashionable gimmicks, but instead allow us to concentrate on the story and the characters.

(Avoiding spoilers) The twists and turns aren't gimmicky either. Everything remains within the bounds of the probable and possible; and so the story maintains realism and therefore appears more intense.

I can recommend this as a solid, entertaining, suspenseful and above all realistic crime thriller.


One more thing: I've read the name "Justin Timberlake" a lot before. I thought he was a singer but never heard what he did. He is in this as an actor; and I have to say he plays his role well, like a professional. Not at all like some other singers who try this and end up embarrassing themselves. A positive surprise.

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Written by MovieGuys on Thu Oct 05 2023

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