The Gambler

2014
T
1h 51min

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6,0/10

75.392

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Both an English professor and a high-stakes gambler, Jim Bennett bets it all when he borrows from a gangster and offers his own life as collateral. Always one step ahead, Bennett pits his creditor against the operator of a gambling ring and leaves his dysfunctional relationship with his wealthy mother in his wake. He plays both sides, immersing himself in an underground world while garnering the attention of Frank, a loan shark with a paternal interest in BennettÂ’s future. As his relationship with a student deepens, Bennett must take the ultimate risk for a second chanceÂ…

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Il debito di Jim Bennett, professore di letteratura e giocatore d'azzardo, lo spinge a prendere in prestito soldi da sua madre e da uno strozzino. A complicare ulteriormente la sua situazion... Leggi tuttoIl debito di Jim Bennett, professore di letteratura e giocatore d'azzardo, lo spinge a prendere in prestito soldi da sua madre e da uno strozzino. A complicare ulteriormente la sua situazione è il suo rapporto con uno dei suoi studenti.Il debito di Jim Bennett, professore di letteratura e giocatore d'azzardo, lo spinge a prendere in prestito soldi da sua madre e da uno strozzino. A complicare ulteriormente la sua situazione è il suo rapporto con uno dei suoi studenti.

Regia
- Rupert Wyatt
Sceneggiatura
- William Monahan
- James Toback
Star

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VALUTAZIONE IMDb

6,0/10

75.392

LA TUA VALUTAZIONE

Regia
- Rupert Wyatt
Sceneggiatura
- William Monahan
- James Toback
Star

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Premi
- 1 vittoria e 3 candidature totali

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The Gambler: Quid Pro Quo

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Trama

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Quiz
Each day Jim's shirt color gets lighter, starting with a black shirt and ending with a white shirt

Blooper
Early in the movie when Jim is at the blackjack table and wins an $80,000 bet with a natural 21, rather than being paid the correct amount which should have been $120,000, he is paid incorrectly as he receives 16 of the blue/white chips adding up to $160,000.

Citazioni
Jim Bennett: I've been up two and a half million dollars.
Frank: What you got on you?
Jim Bennett: Nothing.
Frank: What you put away?
Jim Bennett: Nothing.
Frank: You get up two and a half million dollars, any asshole in the world knows what to do: you get a house with a 25 year roof, an indestructible Jap-economy shitbox, you put the rest into the system at three to five percent to pay your taxes and that's your base, get me? That's your fortress of fucking solitude. That puts you, for the rest of your life, at a level of fuck you. Somebody wants you to do something, fuck you. Boss pisses you off, fuck you! Own your house. Have a couple bucks in the bank. Don't drink. That's all I have to say to anybody on any social level. Did your grandfather take risks?
Jim Bennett: Yes.
Frank: I guarantee he did it from a position of fuck you. A wise man's life is based around fuck you. The United States of America is based on fuck you. You're a king? You have an army? Greatest navy in the history of the world? Fuck you! Blow me. We'll fuck it up ourselves.

Curiosità sui crediti
During the opening titles, as the classic Paramount logo appears onscreen, we hear the sound of a roulette as the stars are aligning over the Paramount mountain.

Connessioni
Featured in Film '72: Episodio datato 12 novembre 2014 (2014)

Colonne sonore
That Glow
Written by Paul Janeway & Jesse Phillips
Performed by St. Paul & the Broken Bones
Courtesy of St. Paul and the Broken Bones

Recensioni degli utenti221

Recensione in evidenza

6/10

Well Acted, Poorly Developed,

The Gambler is a decent movie with a reasonably well developed plot and a great cast. Mark Wahlberg makes some very interesting acting choices in this movie, losing weight for the part and portraying the character in a way that really stretches beyond his usual style. I also loved the chemistry between him and Brie Larson, it was definitely the strongest aspect of the film, in my opinion, as it was pure and felt very real.

The structure to this film is a bit of a mess, we are given a bunch of plot points and different reasons for this character to be in dept. It was clearly trying to overwhelm us with this characters situation, however, it just took me out of it when they began to throw too many things at me at once.

As well as that, we are never given a real reason to like the character of Jim Bennett, he is irresponsible and everything that happens to him is entirely his fault. He may have redeemable qualities, but not enough for me to support him. He does pull through towards the last ten minutes of the movie, but that does not make up for ninety minutes of him being an arrogant, self centred individual.

It has it moments, but there are a lot of movies similar to this that are much better. Good performances, but lacking in originality, The Gambler shines on few occasions, and I would not recommend it.

An obsessive gambler must get his life together to pay off his debts and be with the one he loves.

Best Performance: Mark Wahlberg