Robert Sean Miller

Earnest 2021-11-16 08:01:27

 "Rounders" should be the movie bible of every poker player. The simple plot tells a meaningful story. The protagonist has gone through thousands of risks and won the last card game. He only got back the bankroll he lost at the beginning of the movie, but lost everything else (academic,...

Clotilde 2022-04-19 09:01:43

Recently, I watched several Matt Damon films in a row. It may have been because of Soul Catcher and the loss of 40 pounds for a character in Life and Death Pride. I found a bunch of his films along the way. I regretted doing this yesterday. The decision of the King of Gamblers, the King of...

Adolf 2021-11-16 08:01:27

Matt Damon was really young at the time, and the movies are just like ╮(╯▽╰)╭

Lionel 2022-03-26 09:01:04

This script is old-fashioned and cumbersome. In the first half, Damon wanders between the middle-class life represented by his girlfriend and the rivers and lakes represented by his partner Norton. Anchor target. The process of gambling is mixed with a lot of plausible poker phrases. In summary, it is nothing more than conveying "enough is enough". The generalization of gambling skills is to record cards and observe one's words. These are not shown in the movie, and Norton's tricks are not enough. Not surprisingly, it is incomparable to a gambling movie featuring casino wits. Norton's acting was so revealing that even I could tell he was with Damon in his performance at the poker table. In the end, in the decisive battle between Damon and Malkovich to win back their confidence, in fact, Malkovich didn't need to gamble at all, after all, it was his money, and the whole scene Markovich's angry and frizzy performance was more like a clown. Not a master, of course, the director also has some responsibility for the atmosphere, and Dahl has lost the grotesque film noir style in this film. This kind of bland film mixed into the Venice main competition mainly reflects Miramax's marketing ability.