Lay the Favorite (2012)
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19% of critics liked it
(47 reviews) -
19% of users liked it
(1,991 ratings)
Beth Raymer leaves her dancing job at a Florida strip club to become a Las Vegas cocktail waitress. Not exactly an ideal career choice, but her borderline-ditzy personality doesn't give her many options. In walks Dink, a professional sports bettor who sees through her bubbly exterior and offers… More Beth Raymer leaves her dancing job at a Florida strip club to become a Las Vegas cocktail waitress. Not exactly an ideal career choice, but her borderline-ditzy personality doesn't give her many options. In walks Dink, a professional sports bettor who sees through her bubbly exterior and offers her a job placing wagers all over town to gain an advantage over the casinos. Her surprisingly impeccable mind for numbers soon cements her status as Dink's good-luck charm, until his gorgeous-but-frigid wife, Tulip, starts to get jealous. Faced with no other choice but to fire Beth, Dink's luck runs out when she heads to New York to work for a smarmy bookie, a turn of events that lands her squarely on the wrong side of the law.
- Directed By
- Stephen Frears
- Written By
- Beth Raymer
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
- In Theaters
- Dec 7, 2012 Limited
- Studio
- Weinstein Co.
Critic Reviews
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Kyle Smith, New York Post
Frears has a lot of fun with the bad tempers and high spirits of this crew of adrenaline junkies, and though the story falls a little flat, the script is sprinkled with dry wit.
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Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
"Lay the Favorite" is a small and not particularly ambitious movie, but it's pleasing and exceptionally well made.
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Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times
What has happened to director Stephen Frears?
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A.O. Scott, New York Times
Best to say as little as possible, cut one's losses and move on.
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Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
The dots are there, but they don't connect.
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Cast
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Rebecca Hall
as Beth, Beth Raymer
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Bruce Willis
as Dink
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Catherine Zeta-Jones
as Tulip
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Joshua Jackson
as Jeremy
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Laura Prepon
as Holly
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Vince Vaughn
as Rosie
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Joel Murray
as Darren
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Hugo Armstrong
as Customer
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Corbin Bernsen
as Jerry
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Earl Maddox
as Manager
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Rio Hackford
as Magic
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Jo Newman
as Darcy
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Frank Grillo
as Frankie
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Wayne Pére
as Scott
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Adam Kozlowski
as RIO Gambler 2
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Al Brown
as Old Gambler
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Thom Sesma
as Young Guy
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Rusty Myers
as RIO Gambler 1
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Wendell Pierce
as Dave the Rave
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John Mourain
as Herbie Plane Crash
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Ritchie Montgomery
as Jackie
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Rene Piazza
as Fat Guy
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Adruitha Lee
as Cashier
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Tracy Miller
as Guy
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Matt Pebler
as Angelo
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Jerry Katz
as Some Guy
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John Carroll Lynch
as Dave Greenberg
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Ambyr Childers
as Receptionist
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Robert Steinberg
as Doctor
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Lara Grice
as Waitress
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William Sabourin OReilly
as ASAP Crew
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Alexey Marti
as ASAP Crew
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Lazaro Gutierrez
as ASAP Crew
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Dominique Devernay
as Curacao Hooker
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Darcel Moreno
as Curacao Hooker
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Deven May
as Bah Bah
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John Salvatore
as Gids
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Andrea Frankle
as Marcia Greenberg
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Yolanda Windsay
as Singer
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Robert Hoerner
as Back Up Singer



