Metacritic Movie Ratings
Even Money Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 42

  out of 100

  Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum

  An overstructured, overacted indie drama about gambling, addiction, and the sawdusty romanticism of old-time magicians.

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• 40

  out of 100

  Los Angeles Times

  The film's subject is not race but gambling, yet the cynical message is the same: We're all pathetic.

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• 40

  out of 100

  Village Voice

  The problem with ensemble films, and this one in particular, is that they often flit instead of float between story arcs. With deep lags in momentum, it is this lack of cohesion that nearly cancels out what can be great about ensemble films: the performances.

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• 40

  out of 100

  VarietyRobert Koehler

  Standard-issue directorial approach is perfectly in keeping with a script whose natural berth is on the tube.

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• 30

  out of 100

  The New York TimesStephen Holden

  A scare movie about gambling addiction, is as grim and lurid as any in the recent spate of films about the evils of crystal meth.

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• 30

  out of 100

  The Hollywood Reporter

  Overlong and overstuffed with cliches -- the movie doesn't seem to realize how close it comes to comedy.

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