Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
William H. Macy | ... | Bernie Lootz | |
Alec Baldwin | ... | Shelly Kaplow | |
Maria Bello | ... | Natalie Belisario | |
Shawn Hatosy | ... | Mikey | |
Ron Livingston | ... | Larry Sokolov | |
Paul Sorvino | ... | Buddy Stafford | |
Estella Warren | ... | Charlene | |
Arthur J. Nascarella | ... | Nicky Fingers Bonnatto | |
Joey Fatone | ... | Johnny Cappella | |
M.C. Gainey | ... | Highway Officer (as MC Gainey) | |
Ellen Greene | ... | Doris | |
Don Scribner | ... | Lou | |
Tony Longo | ... | Tony | |
Richard Israel | ... | Marty Goldfarb | |
Timothy Landfield | ... | The Player |
The unluckiest man in Vegas - a guy whose bad luck is contagious - is used by the last of the old time mob run casinos to kill high rollers' action. That is, until he falls in love with a cocktail waitress and gets "lady luck," which throws the situation into reverse. Things turn nasty when the casino director tries to break up the romance. Written by Anonymous
Too many movies set in Las Vegas have gone along with the glitzy image that we always see, so it's good to see one take a grittier approach. William H. Macy plays a gambling jinx who falls in love right before he's supposed to leave the city, so there's the issue of how this might affect things. Some people might observe how the movie looks at this relationship, but I noticed how it looked at chance, especially with what happens at the end. Overall, I view it as one the many movies from a new generation of directors (sort of like what got released in the late '60s and early '70s). Definitely worth seeing, with a very effective script and all. Also starring Alec Baldwin, Maria Bello, Shawn Hatosy and Ron Livingston.