Poker Night (2014)

When a new detective is caught by a vicious psychopath and locked in a basement, he must use the knowledge he learned from some of the best detectives at Poker Night, then match wits against his captor.

Director:

Greg Francis

Writers:

Doug Buchanan, Greg Francis

Stars:

Beau Mirchoff, Ron Perlman, Giancarlo Esposito

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Beau Mirchoff	...	Stan Jeter
Ron Perlman	...	Calabrese
Giancarlo Esposito	...	Bernard
Titus Welliver	...	Maxwell
Michael Eklund	...	The Man
Ron Eldard	...	Cunningham
Corey Large	...	Davis
Halston Sage	...	Amy
Lochlyn Munro	...	Nate Munson
Kieran Large	...	Shawn
Dean Wray	...	The Mentor
Mitchell Baker	...	Bob Fisher
Aaron Rattner	...	Mr. Rabbitt
Chad Krowchuk	...	Mr. Bootles
Grizz Salzl	...	Shawn's Father

Storyline

When you become a detective in Warsaw Indiana - you go to Poker Night, where you play against some of the best cops in the business. They tell you stories about their time on the job - their successes and failures. When new Detective Stan Jeter leaves the game, he is caught by a vicious psychopath and locked in a basement. Using the stories he heard at Poker Night, he must match wits against his captor - and save not only himself, but the young girl trapped in the basement with him. Like Seven and Usual Suspect, Poker Night combines thrills and twists and turns that will leave you guessing till the very end.

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Plot Keywords:

warsaw indiana | psychopath | police detective | poker game | nonlinear timeline | 

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Taglines:

Killer Hand

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Genres:

Crime | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Did You Know?

Trivia

Warsaw Indiana was the home town of Bubba The Love Sponge.

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Goofs

When Calabrese pulls out Jeters last card, the cards on the table are apart, but in the previous frame they are one on another.

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Connections

References Elektra (2005)

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Soundtracks

Angry Mob
Written by Tom Erba
courtesy of Source In Sync Music

User Reviews

Does somethings well, others not so much however its ok movie overall.

Based off the premise and cast of the movie I thought to myself why not give it a watch. Upon conclusion of the movie. I was both impressed and dissapointed.

First the movie had a indentity crisis. It diddn't know if it wanted to be a horror, thriller, action, drama, or even comedy at times. It ended up detracting me from the movie because at times wasn't sure when to laugh, be scared, or intrigued. Second the film went with a weird direction of showing flashback on flashback on flashback. After awhile it was almost giving me headache watching so many. Lastly up to the middle-end the movie was very draggy and boring. I contemplated even turning it off at times but was glad I hung around.

With all that said there were quite few pros. The visuals were excellent for low budget film and it made you feel very engaged like you can almost feel what was going on. The acting from all parties was excellent and entertaining. Also the twist-turns towards the end without giving anything away were amazing and real reason I gave this movie a 6. Without the last half hour this film would easily got only couple stars.

Overall I would say give this one a watch if you're patient viewer. If not I would recommend avoiding this film.

Details

Country:

Canada USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 November 2014 (Kuwait)

Also Known As:

Poker Night

Filming Locations:

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$7,457

Company Credits

Production Co:

Movie Trailer House, Wingman Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1