I'm not interested in poker, and this had just the right amount of poker to be about poker but not ALL about poker.
I love John Turturro and Edward Norton. Overall this is pretty good; it just doesn't have anything special enough for me to be jazzed about it.
Rounders
Trust everyone... But always cut the cards.
Rating
3.5 (1)
Release Date
9/11/1998Runtime
121 minsOverview
A young reformed gambler must return to playing big stakes poker to help a friend pay off loan sharks.
Status
ReleasedOriginal Language
EnglishBudget
$12,000,000Revenue
$22,900,000Homepage
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How It Feels
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A slick neo-noir about a man pulled back into the high-stakes poker world to save a friend, balancing calculation and trust with palpable danger lurking at every table. It's stylish, morally murky, and built on the tension between wanting to escape a life and being unable to leave it behind.
Mood
TenseDefiantBittersweet
Themes
FriendshipRedemptionObsessionCrime
Tone
Earnest
Pacing
Propulsive
Look
Stylized genreNeon-drenched
Structure
Linear
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