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12 June 2008 (Germany)
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Soms komt er van gestolen goed, wel iets goeds! more
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As an ex-gambler teaches a hot-shot college kid some things about playing cards, he finds himself pulled into the world series of poker, where his protégé is his toughest competition. | add synopsis
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Colin Hanks, Ari Gaynor, Ann-Margret and Jeffrey Tambor in 'Lucky'
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Lawsuit Over Poker Movie
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Lawsuit Over Poker Movie
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It looks like ANOTHER ad for a poker conglomerate
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Burt Reynolds | ... | Tommy Vinson | |
| Bret Harrison | ... | Alex Stillman | |
| Shannon Elizabeth | ... | Michelle | |
| Maria Mason | ... | Helen Vinson | |
| Gary Grubbs | ... | Mr. Stillman | |
| Caroline McKinley | ... | Mrs. Stillman | |
| Charles Durning | ... | Charlie Adler | |
| Brandon Olive | ... | Ben Thomas | |
| Jennifer Tilly | ... | Karen 'Razor' Jones | |
| Jon Eyez | ... | Mike 'Double Diamond' Jackson (as Jon 'JT' Eyes) | |
| J.D. Evermore | ... | Tex Button | |
| Mike Sexton | ... | Himself (as Michael Sexton) | |
| Vincent Van Patten | ... | Himself | |
| Phil Laak | ... | Himself | |
| Antonio Esfandiari | ... | Himself |
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Rated PG-13 for language, sexual content and brief drug use.
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USA:86 min
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For the film's climax, the "World Poker Tour" (2003) set was shipped to New Orleans for filming.
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Factual errors: During the last hand of the WPT Championship sequence, Tommy looks down to find Jacks, then checks. This play is impossible. Since play is heads-up, Tommy, if he is acting first, is the small blind. Therefore, he would have to have at least called Alex's big blind. Checking would not have been an option for Tommy, based on his position.
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Featured in "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: (2008-04-26)" (2008)
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Fool Me Again
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Another dud poker film.
Why? Two main reasons; firstly, it does not look and feel like film. The script is really lazy: where was the REAL education, where was something we haven't seen a thousand times before. It is no way and at no time touches the heart and soul of the game. Plus it just looks and feels like a TV made movie: there is no attempt to use film to compliment the story, the grading, lighting, editing etc; are some of the most unoriginal I've seen for a while (And don't get me started on Reynold's hairpiece).
And secondly, and for my money this is incredibly off putting the whole film reeks of being an ad for a poker company and its site - there is just no integrity, and not enough fun, excitement, or film here.
The positives are the chemistry between the leads is good and that makes it just viewable for a really lazy beer and pizza night...
But it's really just 90 minutes of regurgitated slick willy crap.
Hugely disappointing, the best thing about this was the trailer....