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25 July 1997 (USA) morePlot:
When it is discovered that a man is having luck in the casinos in Las Vegas, people start attempting to take his money. full summary | add synopsisUser Comments:
A Bad Script Turns 'Winner' Into 'Loser' moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Rebecca De Mornay | ... | Louise (as Rebecca DeMornay) | |
| Vincent D'Onofrio | ... | Philip | |
| Richard Edson | ... | Frankie | |
| Saverio Guerra | ... | Paulie | |
| Delroy Lindo | ... | Kingman | |
| Michael Madsen | ... | Wolf | |
| Billy Bob Thornton | ... | Jack | |
| Frank Whaley | ... | Joey | |
| Luis Contreras | ... | Guy in Couple | |
| Ed Pansullo | ... | Man with Broken Arm | |
| Sy Richardson | ... | Bartender | |
| Craig Vincent | ... | Man | |
| Biff Yeager | ... | Philip's Father | |
| Del Zamora | ... | Cellmate | |
| Roger Jennings | ... | Croupier |
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Rated R for strong language, along with some violence and sexuality.Parents Guide:
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Australia:M | Iceland:14 (original rating) | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Brazil:12 | Finland:K-16 | Spain:13 | UK:15 | USA:RFun Stuff
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Yes, I agree with people here; this is a "coulda, woulda, shoulda" film. It could have been better and should have been.....but it's horrible, an absolute stinker.
I liked the premise but the story turned out stupid. The comedy was lame and the characters - all of them - were so sleazy and unlikable, how could you like the film?
After watching three years of Vincent D'Onofrio play the soft-spoken, super-intelligent "Det. Robert Goren: on Law and Order: Criminal Intent, I am amazed to look back at this film resume. Prior to that, he played almost nothing but despicable, demented characters. The rest of the cast in here wasn't shocking, either, as they have done similar work. They all can act, though. I'm speaking of fairly big "name" actors in this film: D'Onofrio, Rebecca De Mornay, Billy Bob Thornton, Michael Madsen and Delroy Lindro.
But, it's hard to overcome a very bad script and lame one-liners that were supposed to be funny. Now I am more familiar with these actors than I was a dozen years ago, this might be better or at least interesting. Yet, I can't help but think a script that features nothing but unlikeable and sleazy characters is usually going to fall short
It's too bad, because I like stories centered in Las Vegas and gambling and this cast certainly is interesting.....but the story was anything but that. Maybe it's the director: his hits, "Sid And Nancy" and "Repo Man" also were way too sordid for me.