The Cooler R
When your life depends on losing... the last thing you need is lady luck.
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DVD Details
- Rated: R
- Run Time: 1 hours, 41 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: April 27, 2004
- Originally Released: 2003
- Label: Lions Gate
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | William H. Macy, Alec Baldwin & Maria Bello | |
Performer: | Joey Fatone, Shawn Hatosy, Paul Sorvino, Estella Warren & Ron Livingston | |
Directed by | Wayne Kramer | |
Screenwriting by | Wayne Kramer & Frank Hannah | |
Composition by | Mark Isham | |
Director of Photography: | James Whitaker |
Entertainment Reviews:
No tricks up the sleeve of director Kramer. Just good old-fashioned filmmaking. No "cooler" brushed up against The Cooler. A winning hand all around. Deal me in.
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Behind The Lens
[T]his is one of Alec Baldwin's best performances...
Chicago Sun-Times
Macy hits a career high here....He's perfectly complemented by Bello....This is Vegas as it should be.
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...The script and the direction are skillful....Mr. Kramer wisely gives the actors room to work...
New York Times
Macy wears his habitual hangdog expression like a cheap, crumpled suit that's been slept in a few too many times
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Times (UK)
Rating: F --
Avoid this film. It will eat your soul and vomit black bile in your face.
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Film Scouts
Rating: 4/5 --
A B-movie in the best sense: Unpretentious. Raffish. Just trashy enough to be six kinds of fun without making you hate yourself in the morning.
Orlando Sentinel
Product Description:
William H. Macy adds another quirky, offbeat, and original character to his resume in the form of Bernie Lootz, a sad-sack loser who has the worst luck in town. Unfortunately for him, that town happens to be Las Vegas. He gets hired by his old friend Shelly Kaplowitz (the excellent Alec Baldwin, hitting his stride) to work at the Shangri-La Hotel and Casino, where his bad luck rubs off on the gamblers previously doing well at the tables. But Lootz isn't actually getting paid; he owes money to Shelly, so he is merely working off his debt. Things go haywire when he meets Natalie (Maria Bello) and falls instantly in love--threatening to change his luck. Meanwhile, Shelly is trying to keep the old-school feel of the casino, battling Larry Sokolov (Ron Livingston), who wants to update the place into a glitzy multimedia entertainment center. This struggle of old versus new is also seen in Sokolov's plans to replace aging lounge singer Buddy (Paul Sorvino) with hot newcomer Johnny Capella (Joey Fatone of *NSYNC). THE COOLER, screenwriter Wayne Kramer's directorial debut, is everything an independent film should be: intelligent, entertaining, thought-provoking, and never predictable. The soundtrack includes songs by Fatone, Sorvino, and Diana Krall. Watch out for the subtle references to Frank Capra's LOST HORIZON, which influenced Kramer's depiction of the Shangri-La as an old-time paradise.
Keywords:
Live-Action
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Romance
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Recommended
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Divorce
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Theatrical Release
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Crime
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Love Affairs
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Gambling
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Violence
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Las Vegas, Nevada
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Sex
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Love
Product Info
- Sales Rank: 111,846
- UPC: 031398118244
- Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx)
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