excellent film with a shaky foundation

Rating: Null/10 (5 November 2002)

We are often drawn to that which disturbs us most, but I cannot understand why Nick spends his time playing the death game. And even if his psychosis was to blame, his chances of surviving more than a few rounds were so poor that it would have been impossible for Michael to have found him alive after so many months of "playing". (One's chances of surviving 10 rounds of 6-shooter Russian Roulette are less than 1-in-6.)
Perhaps the film is an allegory on Cimino's career; Heaven's Gate was the full chamber...?