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‘Reptile’: Del Toro Saves Cop Thriller With Sheer Gravitas

“Reptile” is a solid B-movie cop thriller featuring Benicio Del Toro’s ability to rescue just about anything with his gravitas.
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‘Reptile’: Del Toro Saves Cop Thriller With Sheer Gravitas
Tom (Benicio Del Toro) and Dan (Ato Essandoh) are police detectives investigating a murder in "Reptile." Kyle Kaplan/Netflix
Mark Jackson
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R | 2h 14m | Cop thriller, Murder Mystery | September 22, 2023

Something’s up with the majority of post-COVID movies being in excess of 2 hours; I haven’t figured it out yet. “Reptile” is a half-decent cop thriller. If it was 1.5 hours instead of 2, it would be an excellent cop thriller.

Mark Jackson
Mark Jackson
Film Critic
Mark Jackson is the chief film critic for The Epoch Times. In addition to film, he enjoys martial arts, motorcycles, rock-climbing, qigong, and human rights activism. Jackson earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Williams College, followed by 20 years' experience as a New York professional actor. He narrated The Epoch Times audiobook "How the Specter of Communism is Ruling Our World," available on iTunes, Audible, and YouTube. Mark is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic.
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