DIRECTOR: John Dahl
MPAA RATING: R
RUNNING TIME: 115 Minutes
STUDIO: Miramax
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| CAST: Matt Damon, Edward Norton, John Malkovich, John Turturro
DIRECTOR: John Dahl MPAA RATING: R RUNNING TIME: 115 Minutes STUDIO: Miramax |
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Could it be possible? 2 of the best young actors in the same movie? Yes, that is correct. Matt Damon and Edward Norton are both ace poker players in this very interesting card movie. The movie starts off with a poker game and one of the players is Damon. You know he's for real when you see the bets he's making. He has one problem though, KBG (John Malkovich) is one of his opponents. Damon bets the farm and loses, roughly about $10,000. 9 months passes and he hasn't played since.
Enter Norton. He has just been released from jail and finds himself owing a large amount of money to some local thugs. Jail was his safest place, since he was in debt before he went in. And now, Norton and Damon, former poker partners, must start playing/hustling again to get Norton out of debt. The whole cast delivers fine performances, especially Malkovich. His Russian accent is 100%. Norton and Damon are just plain fun to watch. Norton's character, Worm, is a weasel of a human being, but still is amusing to see. While not knowing hardly anything about poker, I found myself still very interested in the game they were playing and the movie they were acting in. |
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