SummaryThe hand is quicker than the eye in LA's underground gambling scene, hustlers get hustled and fortunes ride on every deal. Three small-time grifters devise a plan to beat the ultimate card mechanic - The Dean. But a seat at The Dean's table doesn't come cheap. [RKO Pictures]
Directed By:Damian Nieman
Written By:Damian Nieman
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40
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6.8
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A clever and adroit B picture with A virtues, starting with its ensemble cast.
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A dramatic thriller with a large cast playing the hell out of some very juicy roles. Nieman's script shuffles nimbly among an array of colorful characters and offers unexpected twists that keep you off-balance.
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In the end, under-realized direction and characters deliver less than a full deck.
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The flashes of warm, human talent that pulse periodically from the ensemble -- Byrne and Foxx, particularly -- only make their presence in this terrifically bad movie all the more baffling.
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A failure on every conceivable level -- from its trite, pedestrian dialogue to its static, torturous pacing.
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May 9, 2020
5
Great cast but some fundamental things really hold it back. As a con movie it’s a 7 but as a poker movie it’s 3/4. Would it have hurt to hire a poker consultant? Poker scenes are hard to watch.
Nov 28, 2021
4
This film has a decent cast but the plot is pretty slow and convoluted. It didn't interest me much at all really. I suppose I enjoyed the shots of people dealing out the cards quickly but otherwise it was pretty boring and certainly not memorable, hence I wouldn't recommend it (if anything, its a little shady you could say).
