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.
A product of the recent poker craze, this can't compare with the movie that helped launch it, John Dahl's tense Rounders.
– J. R. Jones,
Chicago Reader,
24 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:
Success isn't in the cards for this plodding poker drama.
– Michael Rechtshaffen,
Hollywood Reporter,
25 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:
They've got to do something else with these poker movies.