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Maverick

In their hands, a deck of cards was the only thing more dangerous than a gun.

1994 · 2h 7m · PG Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Western
Directed by Richard Donner

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Overview

Bret Maverick is a gambler who would rather con someone than fight them, and needs an additional $3k in order to enter a winner-takes-all poker game beginning in a few days. He joins forces with a woman with a marvelous Southern accent, and the two try and enter the game.

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All reviews
66%
Tomatometer
Fresh

[Maverick] succeeds, just barely, on the good will of its stars and the sumptuousness of its Western locations.

Gene Siskel, Chicago Tribune
Rotten

By the time Donner crowds his climactic poker game with a bevy of veteran Western character actors, decades of movie tradition have been reduced to window dressing, and Maverick leaves you hungry for the real thing.

Jeff Shannon, Seattle Times
Fresh

[Gibson and Garner] can make you smile contentedly even when the script is wandering and they're just sort of standing around waiting for its next good part to develop.

Richard Schickel, TIME Magazine
Rotten

Maverick is smart-alecky without being very smart. It's full of spoofy, har-dee-har-har ribaldries -- this film practically winks at you.

Peter Rainer, Los Angeles Times
Rotten

This movie doesn't have the wry kick of the TV show at its best. Too rich, too loaded, Maverick may have misplayed its cards, kept its eyes on the pot instead of the players. In movies, as in poker, you can't always trust a pat hand.

Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune

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