The only way out is all in
Literature professor Jim Bennett leads a secret life as a high-stakes gambler. Always a risk-taker, Bennett bets it all when he borrows from a gangster and offers his own life as collateral. Staying one step ahead, he pits his creditor against the operator of an illicit gambling ring while garnering the attention of Frank, a paternalistic loan shark. As his relationship with a student deepens, Bennett must risk everything for a second chance.
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Contemporary, classical in form, earnest and spare.
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- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- sparerichly built
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- Gimlyon TMDB · Jan 20194/10
Marky Mark try'na sell a watch to a stereotype made me kinda shame-laugh, and the last act was an improvement on the first two, but _The Gambler_ is not something I would recommend to, realistically, anyone at all. _Final rating:★★ - Had some things that appeal to me, but a poor finished product._
Read the whole review on TMDB - Kris_12on TMDB · Jan 2019
As for me, that one-time film. It is interesting, it shows a great picture but that's all. I think that this film could be better if producer read more <a href="http://www.anniegetyourgunthemusical.com/">gold casino reviews</a> and understand who are the true gamblers and how they think. But it is a good movie and if you don`t have what to watch in the evening you could watch that film.
Read the whole review on TMDB - Narateon TMDB · Jan 20256/10
"_You're born as a man with the nerves of a soldier, the apprehension of an angel._" This movie works in some parts, and is messy in others. It's like a car crash I can't seem to avoid watching. I enjoy the gambling parts but have a hard time understanding the reason for his lunacy.
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Cast
- Mark WahlbergJim Bennett
- John GoodmanFrank
- Brie LarsonAmy Phillips
- Michael Kenneth WilliamsNeville Baraka
- George KennedyEd
- Jessica LangeRoberta
- Richard SchiffJeweler
- Andre BraugherDean Fuller
- Emory CohenDexter
- Domenick LombardozziBig Ernie
Crew
- Rupert WyattDirector
- William MonahanScreenplay
- Greig FraserDirector of Photography
- Jon BrionOriginal Music Composer
- Theo GreenOriginal Music Composer
- Pete BeaudreauEditor
- Mark WahlbergProducer
- David WinklerProducer
- Irwin WinklerProducer
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