Wild Card

2015
16
1 Std. 32 Min.

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

5,6/10

61.398

IHRE BEWERTUNG

BELIEBTHEIT

4.978

1.670

trailer wiedergeben2:34

20 Videos

99+ Fotos

Dark Comedy Action Crime Drama Thriller

Wenn ein Las Vegas Bodyguard mit tödlichen Fähigkeiten und einem Spielproblem in Schwierigkeiten mit dem Mob gerät, hat er ein letztes Spiel.... und es ist alles oder nichts.Wenn ein Las Vegas Bodyguard mit tödlichen Fähigkeiten und einem Spielproblem in Schwierigkeiten mit dem Mob gerät, hat er ein letztes Spiel.... und es ist alles oder nichts.Wenn ein Las Vegas Bodyguard mit tödlichen Fähigkeiten und einem Spielproblem in Schwierigkeiten mit dem Mob gerät, hat er ein letztes Spiel.... und es ist alles oder nichts.

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

5,6/10

61.398

IHRE BEWERTUNG

BELIEBTHEIT

4.978

1.670

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

Wissenswertes
To stay lean for this role, Jason Statham consumed a diet of just spinach and brown rice.

Patzer
When Nick goes to speak with Danny DeMarco in his suite at the Golden Nugget, you can see the Las Vegas Strip (the Eiffel Tower stands out...) outside the window. The Golden Nugget is on Fremont Street downtown, NOT on The Strip.

Zitate
Nick Wild: I've been knocked down, blown up, lied to, shit on, and shot at. So nothing surprises me much anymore, except the things that people do to each other. I'm a licensed pilot, took karate in Tokyo. I lectured on economics at Yale. I can memorize the front pages of The New York Times in five minutes, and repeat it back to you in five weeks. I was National Golden Gloves champion three years in a row. I'm fluent in four languages, and can wrestle with a menu in five more.
Cyrus Kinnick: Jesus!
Nick Wild: Don't interrupt me. There's more.
Cyrus Kinnick: More?
Nick Wild: Yeah. I lie a lot.

Alternative Versionen
There is an extended cut available on home video running 103 minutes long.

Verbindungen
Featured in Original Sin: Las Vegas and the Characters of 'Wild Card' (2015)

Soundtracks
Gambling Blues
Written by Magic Slim (as Morris Holt)
Performed by Magic Slim and the Teardrops

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Rezension

Ausgewählte Rezension

7/10

Sure, it's by the numbers, but, all in all, a great genre movie

Great movie. Admittedly, I'm a big Jason Statham fan, since he's about the only action star worth watching anymore, but what makes this work is the director doesn't ask too much of him. No big demands on his acting, just let him be himself and show off his martial arts skills -- which, after all, is what we watch him for.

Statham plays a compulsive gambler who earns his living in Las Vegas by providing his unique services to people who need help. When a prostitute gets beat up by a "made" man, he sets out to act as a go-between in order to seek compensation. Complications ensue and he has to fight his way out of trouble.

You might complain that the action doesn't really rev up until the last thirty minutes or so and the ending is kind of a cop out, but what does it matter? It's great to see Statham doing what he does best. Jason, take some advice: you're not much of an actor. Accept it and stick to scripts like this that recognize your limitations and work around them.