I was actually very eager to see this, because somewhere I got the idea that this was going to be the next Rounders (=King of poker movies). I have never been this disappointed. I mean, I'm writing this comment during the Final poker scene because I'm just sooo bored.
First of all as a movie, this is really bad. Horrible acting, editing, acting and acting. I mean Burt is Burt but who the #### is this other dude. He just hangs around. I mean aren't there any starving actors in Hollywood anymore.
As a poker movie this sucks too. As mentioned the editing is horrible and this concerns the poker scenes especially. Its full of so many clichés that I am not going to even try to list them. Don't get me wrong, I love poker movies and poker too but this just hurts to watch.
I can understand why the big players like (Esfandiari and Laak) agreed to do this, they get a lot of publicity and no one is going to judge their acting skills. But I don't know why Shannon Elizabeth saw as her duty to be part of this movie. Did she have some gambling debts? And also I think the casting department didn't see that she was just too beautiful for this part. I'm in love...
If you want to see a good poker movie, watch Rounders or Cincinnati Kid. If you like movies, avoid this. If you like poker, really avoid this.
First of all as a movie, this is really bad. Horrible acting, editing, acting and acting. I mean Burt is Burt but who the #### is this other dude. He just hangs around. I mean aren't there any starving actors in Hollywood anymore.
As a poker movie this sucks too. As mentioned the editing is horrible and this concerns the poker scenes especially. Its full of so many clichés that I am not going to even try to list them. Don't get me wrong, I love poker movies and poker too but this just hurts to watch.
I can understand why the big players like (Esfandiari and Laak) agreed to do this, they get a lot of publicity and no one is going to judge their acting skills. But I don't know why Shannon Elizabeth saw as her duty to be part of this movie. Did she have some gambling debts? And also I think the casting department didn't see that she was just too beautiful for this part. I'm in love...
If you want to see a good poker movie, watch Rounders or Cincinnati Kid. If you like movies, avoid this. If you like poker, really avoid this.