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5.3/10   2,218 votes
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Director:
Gil Cates Jr.
Writers:
Gil Cates Jr. (writer)
Mark Weinstock (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
12 June 2008 (Germany) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
Soms komt er van gestolen goed, wel iets goeds! more
Plot:
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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Awards:
1 nomination more
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(13 articles)
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User Comments:
It looks like ANOTHER ad for a poker conglomerate more (13 total)

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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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for language, sexual content and brief drug use.
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Runtime:
USA:86 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Certification:
USA:PG-13 (certificate #43848) | Australia:M | Singapore:PG | UK:12 | Italy:T
Filming Locations:
Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, USA more
Company:
Seven Arts Pictures more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
For the film's climax, the "World Poker Tour" (2003) set was shipped to New Orleans for filming. more
Goofs:
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. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: (2008-04-26)" (2008) more
Soundtrack:
Fool Me Again more

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18 out of 24 people found the following comment useful.
It looks like ANOTHER ad for a poker conglomerate, 10 April 2008
3/10
Author: intelearts from the big screen

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....

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