Like a lot of films trying to emulate director David Fincher’s best neo-noir detective movies, Reptile doesn’t do anything special with the genre, playing its greatest hits like a cover band. The story, though it starts strongly, goes a bit off the rails in the second act as the mystery and its twists become increasingly convoluted. I’m also not entirely sure why Alicia Silverstone’s character was necessary. That said, Benicio Del Toro, who does not make near enough movies nowadays, can make reading the phone book compelling, so, even with all its derivative flaws and a slog of a runtime, it’s not too shabby.