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Summary: totally sweet!
Review: Damn, this movie is so awesome. Gretchen Mol is really annoying, and the movie would've been perfect if there was a scene where Matt Damon emphasized that cards were more important than their relationship, but still its awesome. Watch this movie, and youll wanna play cards and blow all your money like I did! Its awesome!
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Summary: Just a big smile?
Review: I hope you are not reading this to find out my opinion about Rounders because I'm sorry-I've never seen the movie. I just wanted to see what others thought of it to see if it was worth watching. Then it happened.. I read someones review and they said and I quote,"Matt Damon belongs in no more movies" or something like that. He is nothing but a big smile???
Two words for ya... Bourne Identity! He is excellent in that movie nd we know its not his big beautiful smile that carries the movie cuz he only smiles twice. Hey, my dad actually liked it! Now thats sayin' alot. I'm sorry I haven't seen Rounders and so therefore I have nothing to say about it-actually I do, forget Rounders! Watch Bourne Identity!
Ps. I gave 5 stars because 5 is the best and Damon is the best.
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Summary: Ultimately a thin movie
Review: Okay, let's get a couple of things straight first: Ed Norton is a great actor. He's impossible not to watch when on screen whether here with Matt Damon, or elsewhere with types such as Brad Pitt, or Richard Gere or anywhere. On the other hand, Matt Damon, is little more than a big smile. Gretchen Mol is a non-entity. John Malkovich...?!?! (What has happened to this guy...can't anyone direct him anymore?...okay, okay, he was good as himself in BEING JOHN MALKOVICH.) And Martin Landau has turned out to be quite a treasure in his old age. His huge features exude so much life experience, world-weariness but opened heartedness. The scene where he gives Damon $10,000 is one of the best in the film.The film...there's the rub. On one hand, it feels like it wants to be a gritty, grimy expose of the toll gambling takes, the price of friendship, the toll of clawing your way from a miserable childhood into a decent adulthood, whatever. Heck, the opening scenes almost feel like they could be set in the depression, all brown-tones and sweaty walls, with an old-fashioned voice over from Damon. On the other hand, the film is just a cliche film, following the rules of any "sports" film about underdogs winning against all odds. Norton's character ends up being written in one dimension. He smiles, acts goofy but charming, gets some money, cheats at poker, gets caught (maybe beat up), loses money, is told by all around him that he won't get anymore money, but gets it anyway. Why in the hell does Damon stick with this guy? Again, and again, and again? He causes him to drop his vow to stay away from Poker, causes him to lose his girl and causes him to get the poop beat out of him and to end up owing a lot of bad people a lot of money. It was never convincing. Gretchen Mol's character is unconvincing as well. It's tough to tell what she will or won't forgive in Damon. And all the stuff about law school is completely unbelievable. The poker scenes seem to imply that any really good player will always have a good hand. They always seem to be battling full houses against four of a kind. In reality, aren't most poker hands lousy? A pair of eights against a pair of fours, maybe? The scenes where all the pro players get together and chat, or play poker in Atlantic City, are kinda fun. But in general, this movie seems to want to be a crowd-pleasing sports movie and a gritty slice-of-life movie. In the end, it isn't quite either. Matt Damon belongs in no more movies. He has no gravitas, and now his smile is getting old.
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Summary: Awesome Man Movie
Review: For any man that likes to gamble, this is your movie. Has everything, now go buy this movie!
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Summary: Rounders is a movie you can watch again and again.
Review: Rounders is such a fun and exciting movie to watch. This is a very under-rated movie! I'm probably biased because I happen to enjoy poker very much, and this movie is definitely a poker player's movie. The story and plot are very interesting, but the stars really steal the show here. Matt Damon plays a smart poker player who struggles with the choice of living the "gamblers life" which is where his heart and skill reside, or trying to be a "normal" person with a normal job. Edward Norton plays his weasely friend who is always finding trouble and needs Matt Damon to bail him out. The real star of the show is the owner of a poker club played brilliantly by John Malkovich. He plays a principal role in the movie as the driving force behind a fight for the main characters life vis a vis the poker table. You will not regret watching this movie. The only downside is that some of the moves made by Matt Damon are somewhat foolishly believed to be super suave, and might actually be terrible in real life poker.
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Summary: If you're a poker player, add 2 stars. Yes, it's that good.
Review: A little-known fact of gambling is that there are many who make their living exclusively at it; of those people, the majority are poker players. The deck itself is neutral, no matter how biased it may seem on any one hand or evening of play, and thus the players with greater skill take down the money. It's not about cheating, which ultimately costs the serious player too much money to risk; it's about knowing the game and knowing the players. The drama in this movie comes from watching a side of life most of us can only wonder about - gambling for a living. Despite the cheap shot above in the editorial review, adequate character development does take place. For each of the major turning points in the film, a believable underpinning exists in the film's action, e.g. Gretchen Mol's character leaves Matt Damon's character because she feels his skill at poker may not overcome what most reasonable people would call a compulsion to play. Ultimately, the intrapersonal relationships take a supporting role for Damon's character, as his narration indicates his underlying aptitude and commitment to the game of poker; it would make as much sense to belittle "The Hustler" for focusing so much on billiards. The scenes where cards are played show great attention to game details, where other films show little accuracy or care [most egregious example: "Maverick," where the royal flush in spades beats a smaller straight flush in hearts and four nines]. It's not holding tremendous hands, but watching Damon put moves on other players and responding to theirs in kind. Watching him slow-play the strongest hand after setting up John Malkovich's character to make an aggressive move at the pot...this is poker at its most engrossing. Every performance sells this film - especially Damon and John Malkovich, no matter how outlandish his Russian-tinged English may seem at times. It makes a perfect gift for poker players, and stands up as entertainment for those unacquainted with the game.
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Summary: Killer gambling movie
Review: And I'm so glad this is not one more Vegas adventure. It's an interesting look at hardcore grinders and cardsharping in NYC, with a segment at the Taj Mahal, Atlantic City. Technically polished, but there's a gritty aura about it. And the women! Like vanilla and chocolate swirled together, Gretchen Mol and Famke Jansen . . . a perfect alteration between angelic sweetness and sultry devilishness. Matt Damon, Ed Norton and everyone else does excellent work, making the most of a script that is self-conscious at times. DVD extras? Forget it--they're even stingy on subtitles. But it's a fine film. I'd also recommend 'Croupier' with Clive Owen, and the video survey of cardsharping, 'Beat a Cheat,' with stunning demonstrations by Mike Joseph.
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Summary: Fantastic
Review: This is an incrediable film. Matt Damon and Ed Norton are fantastic actors and John Malkovic is also a superb adition to this film. I may not understand all the rules of poker but it makes you want to go and gamble your entire fortune at Vegas cause you think it would be fun. (Ok well i did) Funny, serious and very entertaining a top film.
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Summary: No classic, but certainly worth it
Review: Redefining the gambling movie wasn't what 'Rounders' really had in mind so it would be unwise to view it from this perspective. The plot has Damon as an ex gambling addict who is forced to jump off the wagon when old friend Worm (Norton) gets out of jail and needs to clear a few debts. So the plot's obvious, but at least the movie manages to enjoy itself when the two friends are conning tourists out of money in Las Vegas or beating Russian heavies at their own game. This being the case it seems a shame that we're burdened with the obligatory girlfriend who asks Damon to choose between gambling or her. Yet the film's main trump card is its stellar cast. Damon plays it equal parts old pro and wet-behind-the-ears college kid, Malkovich manages to inject some humour into the proceedings and of course Edward Norton, living up to his claim as actor of his generation, is uniformally excellent as usual, stealing the show again despite having only a supporting role. Even so the pedestrian plotting and lack of true excitement ensure that 'Rounders' rarely rises above average. To be fair, maybe I'd have thought the movie was better if I had any idea about gambling, but it remains something that isn't too special. Yet maybe it's a real credit to Norton's acting ability that I saw the movie purely because he was in it.
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Summary: Quite good fun, overall
Review: Edward Norton is always welcome even if he does go AWOL leaving us with Mr Charisma bye-pass and Mr Ham and poached doing a Russkie (I've got the moves, chief!)
There's a lot of chin wag in this film, much of which I suspect will leave even the 5 card stud brigade scratching their heads.
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