The Gambler (2014)
Literature professor Jim Bennett leads a secret life as a high-stakes gambler. Always a risk-taker, Bennett bets it all when he borrows from a gangster and offers his own life as collateral. Staying one step ahead, he pits his creditor against the operator of an illicit gambling ring while garnering the attention of Frank, a paternalistic loan shark. As his relationship with a student deepens, Bennett must risk everything for a second chance.
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This is not a review, only a question. Why the money used in the film is blue ? Is the story supposed to be taking place in Canada ? Well, it's obvious that it's not taking place in Canada.
Great cast, Great cinematography, Great musical score....don't get why this film never received the respect it deserved. Mark, Brie and Goodman at their best.
The plot of the film is quite interesting, it's easy to watch. This film is about a man who loves to gamble. The situation goes so far that once at stake is not the amount of money, but his life. The most interesting thing is that during the day he is an ordinary literature teacher who teaches young people life, and at the same time does it quite unreasonably with her. Excitement - that's what he can not live without. Jim absolutely does not care what happens to him, his motto is "all or nothing". In the title role, one of my favorite actors of our time is Mark Wahlberg. He perfectly entered the image and opened the character. Also worth noting is Bree Larson, who played his apprentice, who knows about his second life and is trying to help him in some way. Such a life may seem cheerful, but sooner or later everything comes to an end and it is necessary to make a choice: to stop or make a risk that may be the last. I liked this movie so much that I watched it a second time. The most important point and for what I'm ready to watch it again and again is the ending. She keeps in suspense and then lets go. There is nothing superfluous in the film. I advise everyone to watch this movie.
If you're expecting anyone to get murdered in this film, you're going to be very disappointed. There's almost no violence which is something i expected after seeing the trailer. i honestly think you could watch the trailer and be more satisfied than actually watching the film. the only good part about the movie was john Goodman. it almost seems like the movie will be good within the first ten minutes but it just goes downhill from there. I expect to see a lot more crime going on when i see a movie like this. HUGE let down. I almost stopped watching but i was sure someone was going to be murdered toward the end. it never happened. it was a waste of two hours. don't watch it.