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Rounders
Movie Stats & Links |
| Starring: |
Matt Damon, Edward Norton, John Malkovich, Martin Landau |
| MPAA Rated: |
R |
| Kiddie Movie: |
Nope, unless you want them to say "fuck" a lot. |
| Date Movie: |
She should like it. |
| Gratuitous Sex: |
Nah. |
| Gratuitous
Violence: |
Mike and Worm get the crap beat out of them. |
| Action: |
Not really. |
| Laughs: |
A couple of lines. |
| Memorable
Scene: |
All of the poker-playing scenes. |
| Memorable
Quote: |
I can't give you
the full quote, but it's when Mike comes in and spouts to
the judges what all of their hands are. |
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Rounders
A Movie/DVD Review |
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There's a reason I don't go to the poker pits when I'm at a
casino. Simply, I figure my fate will end up in much the same way as
that of the scene with the tourists who try to play poker against
the big boys in Atlantic City in the video "Rounders." I'd
have no chance, and I wouldn't even see what hit me before I was
broke. So, I guess the video "Rounders" taught me a
lesson, although after watching it I felt I was a better poker
player anyway.
"Rounders" revolves around the story of Mike (Matt
Damon) and the underground world of high-stakes poker. He's a genius
at the poker table, well, almost a genius, until he let the win
factor take over the sense factor and loses all of his cash in a
super, high-stakes game. So, broke, he ends up concentrating more on
his lawyer education and driving a delivery truck and gives up the
game, that is all until his bestest buddy, Worm (Edward Norton) get
out of the pokey and gets Mike right back into the game. Well, Worm
isn't the brightest player, relying more on slight of hand tricks to
win rather than smarts, and he ends up getting Mike into some money
trouble with some not very nice people. So, Mike eventually ends up
back on his own, but this time he doesn't have law school nor his
girlfriend to rely on since he screwed up both of those things in
the process. His only person to rely on ends up being a sympathetic
judge/friend of his, played by Martin Landau, to try to get his life
back on track. Finally Mike seems to get things right.
I liked "Rounders," and I think I may have learned a
few tricks for my poker playing from it, but I highly doubt it will
help me any if I do decide to try a poker table in a casino. But,
Damon put forth another good performance, and Edward Norton is
quickly becoming one of my favorite actors. His portrayal of the
slippery dude, Worm, was right on. The movie was also interesting in
showing the underground world of the poker game, its dangers, and
its elements of fun.
"Rounders," I give it 3 ½ stars out of 5. It's a solid
rental, in the drama type category. But, I'd make sure the kids are
in bed or they might think "fuck" and all of its
variations are acceptable in everyday language because it sure was
prevalent during most of the movie.
That's it for this one, I'm The Dude on the Right!!! L8R!! |
