**Full Review: https://youtu.be/WF00HK4gptQ**

Gamer is a 2009 science fiction action film set in the near future where nanotechnology exists (Nanex) that allows people to submit to being controlled by other people. In essence people become the flesh and blood avatars for their remote masters; a next level take on what it means to be a gamer.

The movie stars Gerald Butler as Kable who plays as a military veteran and prisoner on death row who plays in a ‘real life Shooter’ called Slayers. If Kable’s master, Simon, can guide and control Kable through Slayers to survive 30 matches, Kable earns back his freedom. The film begins with him earning his 27th consecutive victory. Michael C. Hall plays as Ken Castle… the oligarch who invented Nanex who seems to have more sinister motives than just breaking new ground in game design.

Gamer was helmed by writer/director duo Brian Taylor and Mark Neveldine whose previous works include the Crank series of films and ‘Pathology’. While I’ve never seen the Crank movies I have seen Pathology which, spoiler alert, is a fantastic movie. So from that alone I know this duo can produce some stellar cinema.

So how did ‘Gamer’ fare during its reviews?

Gamer is rated at 5.8 out of 10 on IMDB, 4.8 out of 10 on Metacritic, and 39% out of 100% on Rotten Tomatoes. With a budget of $50m it has earned about $45m globally.

**Sources**

Gamer Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamer_(2009_film)

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1034032/

Metacritic: https://www.metacritic.com/movie/gamer

Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/gamer

Ship of Theseus Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_of_Theseus

Shaviro Blog: http://www.shaviro.com/Blog/?p=830

Polygon: https://www.polygon.com/movies/22360241/gamer-movie-gerard-butler-internet-predictions