Even Money (2006/I)

User Rating:

5.9/10   

Director:

Mark Rydell

Writer (WGA):

Robert Tannen (written by)

Release Date:

19 November 2008 (Egypt)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Tagline:

Life is a gamble. How much are you willing to risk?

Plot:

Gambling addiction bring the stories of three otherwise unconnected people together as it destroys each of their lives.

Plot Keywords:

Gambling | Bookie | Magician | Addiction | Debt

Cast

Kim Basinger	...	Carolyn Carver
Kelsey Grammer	...	Detective Brunner
Forest Whitaker	...	Clyde Snow
Nick Cannon	...	Godfrey Snow
Carla Gugino	...	Veronica
Charles Robinson	...	Coach Washington (as Charlie Robinson)
Cassandra Hepburn	...	Claudia
Ray Liotta	...	Tom Carver
Carson Brown	...	Nicole Carver
Jay Mohr	...	Augie
Grant Sullivan	...	Murph
James Marsh	...	Writer in Coffee Shop
Shanelle Workman	...	Jill
Texas Battle	...	Darius Jackson
Tim Roth	...	Victor

Also Known As:

Jump Shot (USA) (working title)
Tödlicher Einsatz (Germany) (DVD title)

MPAA:

Rated R for language, violence and brief sexuality.

Runtime:

113 min

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | Finland:K-15 | Singapore:NC-16 | Australia:MA | New Zealand:R16

Filming Locations:

Ambassador Hotel - 3400 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Yari Film Group (YFG)

Trivia:

Nearly all the basketball scenes begin with a three or four note fanfare that seems intended to be jarring. These notes are actually the beginning of a fight song shared by both the University of California and UCLA.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Godfrey Snow is Clyde Snow's little brother but the DVD box synopsis calls Godfrey a nephew to Clyde.

Quotes:

Detective Brunner: Like I said we're all chasin somethin. More money. More love. What we're really looking for is more life. But sometimes you go looking for more, and you wind up with less. It's a beautiful world. We ought to be satisfied. But the truth is... we all want more. Some take a chance for the rush of winning. Some for love. But you can't have your dream without laying something on the line. The key is not to risk what you can't afford to lose. You might think you're different. But someday...

A very good film

Wow. I must disagree with the guy who hated the movie. Don't know what movie he was watching, but I was at the screening Sunday night and the film was well received and rightly so.

It's an intelligent, character driven movie. Great performances. They don't make many films like this anymore. I actually had issues with CRASH (the cartoonish depiction of race issues of LA, the coincidences). EVEN MONEY is a better film.

One issue: I had no idea in which city the movie took place.

Other than that, I highly recommend this film for those of you who miss the great character driven films of the 70's.