Mark Wahlberg
Jim Bennett
Literature professor Jim Bennett leads a secret life as a high-stakes gambler. Always a risk-taker, Bennett bets it all when he borrows from a gangster and offers his own life as collateral. Staying one step ahead, he pits his creditor against the operator of an illicit gambling ring while garnering the attention of Frank, a paternalistic loan shark. As his relationship with a student deepens, Bennett must risk everything for a second chance.
Homepage | http://www.thegamblermovie.com/ |
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Release Date | 2014-12-25 |
Runtime | 1h 51m |
Directors | Rupert Wyatt, Greig Fraser, Donald Sparks, Peter Dress |
Producers | Stephen Levinson, Mark Wahlberg, David Winkler, Irwin Winkler, David Crockett, William Monahan, James Toback, Robert Chartoff |
Writers | William Monahan, James Toback |
Marky Mark try'na sell a watch to a stereotype made me kinda shame-laugh, and the last act was an improvement on the first two, but The Gambler is not something I would recommend to, realistically, anyone at all.
Final rating:★★ - Had some things that appeal to me, but a poor finished product.
— Gimly
As for me, that one-time film. It is interesting, it shows a great picture but that's all. I think that this film could be better if producer read more gold casino reviews and understand who are the true gamblers and how they think. But it is a good movie and if you don`t have what to watch in the evening you could watch that film.
— Kris_12