Ann Prentiss, Barbara Ruick, Bert Remsen
A gloomy pessimist and a messy manic team up for action and Fruit Loops--from the poker table... to the racing track... to the fights... to Vegas for craps roulette... and finally to a master game of ...( read more
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DVD Release Date: November 2, 2004
Stats: 91 reviews
a stellar tragicomic buddy film about compulsive gamblers. extremely natural, even by altman standards. elliott gould at his manic peak
Near perfect Altman, Segal and Gould are on fire in this small time gambler character comedy.
What the hell happened to Elliott Gould? He's such a cool bad ass and for some reason that's beyond me few people have seen this film. Here's some advice go to your local video store and stop renting transformers and watch this instead.
A bit too scattered, and there are some downright boring stretches. Decent cast, but it just lacks focus. A little too talky at times as well. Still, some great scenes here and there.
Classic Altman. George Segal and Elliott Gould--god the '70s!!!!--are both terrific here as two guys who meet and bond over gambling. Loose and rambling but quite charming. Gould is especially outstanding. You really wanna hang out with these guys, and the two "ladies of the nigh...( read more)
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