The Gambler (Blu-ray) R
The only way out is all in
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Blu-ray Details
- Rated: R
- Run Time: 1 hours, 50 minutes
- Encoding: Region A
- Released: November 10, 2015
- Originally Released: 2014
- Label: Paramount Catalog
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Mark Wahlberg, Brie Larson, John Goodman & Jessica Lange | |
Performer: | Michael Kenneth Williams, Emory Cohen, Steve Park, Leland Orser & George Kennedy | |
Directed by | Rupert Wyatt | |
Edited by | Pete Beaudreau | |
Screenplay by | William Monahan | |
Composition by | Jon Brion & Theo Green | |
Cinematography by | Greig Fraser | |
Produced by | Irwin Winkler, Robert Chartoff, Mark Wahlberg, Stephen Levinson & David Winkler | |
Executive Production by | David Crockett |
Entertainment Reviews:
Rating: 2/5 --
will leave you out of pocket and feeling cheated for watching
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The Sunday People
Rating: 2/5 --
Thanks to the presence of Goodman, Larson and Lange we're presented with a stacked deck, so how come it feels like we spend two hours holding the bridge rules card?
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One Room With A View
3 stars out of 5 -- A rare grown up thriller, full of interesting bits and a strong turn from Wahlberg.
Empire
Rating: 2/5 --
It's hard to know what to make of Mark Wahlberg's character in The Gambler - but at least that puts you on an equal footing with Wahlberg himself.
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Daily Telegraph (UK)
Rating: 4/5 --
Mark Wahlberg is always a physically articulate actor; here he wrings despair and disillusionment from every beaten-down gesture, every curt exchange.
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Times (UK)
Wahlberg excels at braggadocio, and that, thankfully, is Monahan’s specialty....Goodman delivers his spooky-amusing speeches with relish...
A.V. Club
Rating: 2/5 --
This is a misconceived and strangely cast affair that can't work out its own attitude toward its main character.
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Independent (UK)
Product Description:
In this remake of the James Caan 1974 vehicle THE GAMBLER, an English professor (Mark Wahlberg) who is also a compulsive gambler finds that the only people who will have anything to do with him are those to whom he owes money. Wahlberg stars as Jim Bennett, a lecturer reeling from the death of his beloved grandfather (George Kennedy). His all-or-nothing personality gets him in debt for more than a quarter of a million dollars to the no-nonsense Mr. Lee (Alvin Ing), who runs an illegal gambling den. Jim attempts to play his way out of the hole by borrowing money from vicious criminal Neville Baraka (Michael Kenneth Williams), but his strategy backfires and leaves him owing the latter as well. His wealthy mother (Jessica Lange) initially refuses to give him any more money, which prompts Jim to make contact with Frank (John Goodman), a loan shark who offers to front him the cash he needs, but promises that failure to repay will lead to the death of his "bloodline."
At the same time, Jim teaches a class of college kids about Shakespeare and Camus. His best student, Amy (Brie Larson), openly flirts with him, but he's also preoccupied with trying to get through to Lamar (Anthony Kelley), a star basketball player whom the university higher-ups want him to pass so he can continue to play.
At the same time, Jim teaches a class of college kids about Shakespeare and Camus. His best student, Amy (Brie Larson), openly flirts with him, but he's also preoccupied with trying to get through to Lamar (Anthony Kelley), a star basketball player whom the university higher-ups want him to pass so he can continue to play.