One has to be in the B grade zone to bare this flick . Pretty much about a group of ordinary actors playing tough guys pulling out every known nasty tough guy glare possible.The plot is OK making it watchable, although far from remarkable.One thing that can really stuff a movie is when the boom mic is constantly being hovered around the set bobbing in and out of the screen,great illusion breaker. No excuses!.One interesting moment is when the guys go fishing in what looks like a sewerage pond.They are all silently sitting shoulder to shoulder and they all seem so unable to have fun doing something that"s supposed to be relaxing. These guys are so insensitive due to their cut throat lifestyle. A very good scene indeed! Another good scene is early in the movie during their tense game of poker when the podgy boy does a belly flop into the pool,with good reason his father forces him not to do it again . Hey don't scare the tough guy during a poker game. Fun moment! Anyhow give it a go, it's a poor movie with a couple of good scenes,it was alright for the two dollars I paid out for it!
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andreabyler7 August 2000
The characters are uninteresting and ridiculous. You do not know, or care, what is happening to whom. The plot is convoluted. If you watch this when you're completely sober, you'll understand about as much as if you watched a normal movie completely drunk. I thought it had a good ending, but not nearly good enough to make up for the time and money I spent to watch it.
Flea was great but film was awful
hammer_time8918 November 2005
Possibly one of the worst films I have ever seen, I was lent it by a friend and could not even finish it- and I am a film lover. The actual poker game was there for like 2 minutes, had nothing to do with the plot and made NO sense. It was boring and terrible to the point of hilarity- but not near enough to save it. Though I may be bias as a huge red hot chili peppers fan, I did think flea was the only redeeming feature of the film as he was the only one who COULD act and DID act as much as this awful film allowed him. I would advise you never to watch this film if you value your sanity, but if you are a flea lover, you won't be disappointed it him.
Dreadful Movie
mgould239 August 2007
There wasn't much poker played in this excuse for a movie, so I don't know where the title came from. I bought the DVD at a dollar shop and was still hurt at losing the cost. On the title cover it had, winner of best film and other accolades from the Chicago Film Festival, I'd hate to see the other entrants. A tip for anyone visiting Chicago when they hold a film festival, pay the extra and go to Cannes.
There is nothing good I can say about this movie, it was just awful. The acting, the script, the direction. I didn't watch it till the end, it was too much like slow torture, 45 minutes in seemed like 5 hours. My advice is, even for a dollar, don't bother.
There is nothing good I can say about this movie, it was just awful. The acting, the script, the direction. I didn't watch it till the end, it was too much like slow torture, 45 minutes in seemed like 5 hours. My advice is, even for a dollar, don't bother.
Serious effort brings its rewards
rsoonsa15 July 2000
This is an interesting crime film by freshman director Jeff Santo. The narrative is of less importance than the technique, which involves pace-related risk-taking. Expressionism is nicely developed here, with the manner in which time is handled being consistent with the script. The slowness of the scenes might be off-putting to some, but a directorial point of view is established and well-met. The acting, particularly by Heinle, Hunter and Blondell, maintains the author's focus on style. There are some red herrings, but not enough to mar this little-known attempt at creative cinema.
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