An aspiring writer is hired as a croupier at a casino, where he realizes that his life as a croupier would make a great novel.An aspiring writer is hired as a croupier at a casino, where he realizes that his life as a croupier would make a great novel.An aspiring writer is hired as a croupier at a casino, where he realizes that his life as a croupier would make a great novel.
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- TriviaSat on the shelf for two years before release.
- GoofsWhen Jack has a job interview at the London casino his father recommends him for, the manager (Mr. Reynolds) at one stage asks him the current count at the Blackjack table. Jack insists it is -9, the manager insists it is -8 to which Jack confides smugly to himself "It had taken him 45 minutes but Jack now had Mr. Reynolds number. The man couldn't count." Neither Jack or Mr. Reynolds can count. The count is actually at +2.
- Alternate versionsThree versions were released: a general theatrical release, a slightly edited cut for Argentina, and a more edited one for Poland. Runtimes were, respectively, "1h 34m (94 min), 1h 34m (94 min--Argentina)", and "1h 31m (91 min--Poland).
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I was a croupier myself for the best part of 15 years and I expected to see the usual depiction of a casino. You know the scene - think of any Bond movie - the Roulette wheel spins so fast that you can't see the numbers, the dealers all have sticks and speak in French accents, the bets are all placed before the ball is spun and all straight up on the number.
Not so this movie. Anyone that has ever been inside a real casino would
recognise this place. The urgency of every punter trying to get the last bet on before the ball drops, the cheats, the sad, sad losers that wait forever to place their last chips.
This is the most realistic depiction of a casino I have ever seen.
Clive Owen is perfect. He has obviously had a lot of training - only one criticism of his technique - he looks in the wheel as the ball is dropping - a good dealer looks at the layout and watches for late bets, he should be the last person to know which number has come up - he must have eyes in the back of his head to
spot a cheat the way he deals!
For realism, you can't fault this film - every character, even the peripheral extras are real and believable - it's a tour de force of perfect character sketches - the plot is almost irrelevant - in fact, it is not quite up to the incredible atmosphere created - but it's good enough, the film is well worth your time. Hell, it's worth watching 2 or 3 times just to catch all of the great little cameos that you might have missed the first time
9 out of 10
Not so this movie. Anyone that has ever been inside a real casino would
recognise this place. The urgency of every punter trying to get the last bet on before the ball drops, the cheats, the sad, sad losers that wait forever to place their last chips.
This is the most realistic depiction of a casino I have ever seen.
Clive Owen is perfect. He has obviously had a lot of training - only one criticism of his technique - he looks in the wheel as the ball is dropping - a good dealer looks at the layout and watches for late bets, he should be the last person to know which number has come up - he must have eyes in the back of his head to
spot a cheat the way he deals!
For realism, you can't fault this film - every character, even the peripheral extras are real and believable - it's a tour de force of perfect character sketches - the plot is almost irrelevant - in fact, it is not quite up to the incredible atmosphere created - but it's good enough, the film is well worth your time. Hell, it's worth watching 2 or 3 times just to catch all of the great little cameos that you might have missed the first time
9 out of 10
- filthyphil
- Apr 19, 2003
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- Круп'є
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- Gross US & Canada
- $6,201,143
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $63,472
- Apr 23, 2000
- Gross worldwide
- $7,120,568
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