They've got to do something else with these poker movies.
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Gil Cates Jr. Director
- Burt Reynolds as Tommy Vinson
- Bret Harrison as Alex Stillman
- Shannon Elizabeth as Michelle
- Maria Mason as Helen Vinson
- Jennifer Tilly as Karen "Razor" Jones
- Gary Grubbs as Mr. Stillman
- Caroline McKinley as Mrs. Stillman
- Charles Durning as Charlie Adler
- Brandon Ray Olive as Ben Thomas
- Jon Eyez as Mike 'Double Diamond' Jackson
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
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.
Success isn't in the cards for this plodding poker drama.
Deal could use a touch of the slickness that's making the blackjack drama 21 such a greasy hit.
A product of the recent poker craze, this can't compare with the movie that helped launch it, John Dahl's tense Rounders.
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