Win It All (2017)

Eddie Garrett agrees to watch a duffel bag for an acquaintance who is heading to prison. When he discovers cash in the bag, he's unable to resist the temptation and winds up deeply in debt.... See full summary »

Director:

Joe Swanberg

Writers:

Jake Johnson, Joe Swanberg

Stars:

Jake Johnson, Rony Shemon, Morgan Ng

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jake Johnson	...	Eddie
Rony Shemon	...	Rony
Morgan Ng	...	Casino Door Man
Edward Kaihatsu	...	China Town Bartender
Adrian Jasso	...	Adrian
José Antonio García	...	Michael (as Jose A. Garcia)
Joe Lo Truglio	...	Ron
Kris Rey	...	Kris (as Kris Swanberg)
Jude Swanberg	...	Jude
Nicky Excitement	...	Nick
Arthur Agee	...	Arthur
Steve Berg	...	Berg
Cliff Chamberlain	...	Paul the Bartender
Keegan-Michael Key	...	Gene (as Keegan Michael Key)
Aislinn Derbez	...	Eva

Storyline

Eddie Garrett agrees to watch a duffel bag for an acquaintance who is heading to prison. When he discovers cash in the bag, he's unable to resist the temptation and winds up deeply in debt. When the prison release is shortened, Eddie suddenly has a small window of time to win all the money back.

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Plot Keywords:

gambling | twelve steps | addiction | anti hero | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Did You Know?

Trivia

The poker players in the final scene were actual poker players scouted from poker rooms in and around the city of Chicago.

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Quotes

Gene: The fact that you're even thinking about this plan means that that bag is gonna be devoid of money in less than three weeks.
Eddie: Not true.
Gene: Absolutely.
Eddie: There is a happy ending on this one. Absolutely.
Gene: There can't be a happy ending. Because there has never been a happy ending for you.
Eddie: That's a loser's attitude.
Gene: Every story you ever told me, from the day I've met you has been about how you were here and then you ended up here.
Eddie: That's because you're my sponsor. What, am I just gonna tell you my glory stories?...
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Crazy Credits

There's a mid credits scene.

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Connections

References The Blues Brothers (1980)

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Soundtracks

It's Nothing To Me
Written by Pat Patterson
Performed by Sanford Clark
Courtesy of Ramco Records

User Reviews

Did not expect much, did not get much either.

This movie review can be quite short. The acting is decent and the directing is also pretty good but the part this movie is lacking is a good plot. The movie is not that long but still felt boring at sometimes. I would say this movie fits more into the drama genre but has the ingredients of a thriller while pretending to be a comedy. The plot is way to straight forward and the characters in the movie lack depth. But not everything is negative because if i find a movie bad i'll just turn it off and allthough i thought about it i watched the whole thing. (Good thing the playing time isn't that long.)

I was expecting more of a poker/gambling movie but instead you just watch a pretty normal guy with a mild gambling addiction work himself in to trouble. Then he does what every normal human being would do and he tries to get back in to the sadle of life by living a fairly normal life. It's all pretty straightforward stuff and this movie could use a bit more spice in the plot. The movie is average at best. Lacks the depth for a drama, lacks the plot for a thriller and lacks jokes for a comedy.

The whole movie feels like a flat line which is not what most people are looking for in a movie. If you're just looking for an easy straightforward movie this one suits just fine. If you're however looking for more entertainment and excitement this is not the one. You're probably better of watching a favorite classic over again.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 April 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

Todo o nada

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Forager Films, Garrett Doubles Down, Netflix

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1