As an ex-gambler teaches a hot-shot college kid some things about playing cards, he finds himself pulled into the world series of poker, where his protégé is his toughest competition.
They've got to do something else with these poker movies.
– Richard Roeper,
Ebert & Roeper,
28 Apr 2008
rotten:
Reynolds doesn't convey any of the lightning bolt insouciance that made him arguably the greatest movie star of the '70s and '80s (really) but rather just stands there.
– Mark Olsen,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr 2008
rotten:
Success isn't in the cards for this plodding poker drama.
– Michael Rechtshaffen,
Hollywood Reporter,
25 Apr 2008
rotten:
Deal could use a touch of the slickness that's making the blackjack drama 21 such a greasy hit.
– Wesley Morris,
Boston Globe,
25 Apr 2008
rotten:
A product of the recent poker craze, this can't compare with the movie that helped launch it, John Dahl's tense Rounders.