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, 51 minutes
- Encoding: Region A
- Released: January 24, 2017
- Originally Released: 2014
- Label: Paramount
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 --
Mark Wahlberg's designer-suited performance is shallow and self-admiring ... and William Monahan (who wrote The Departed) devises a new narrative direction which is contrived and preposterous.
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Guardian
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)
Wahlberg convincingly portrays the character's arrogance and desperation...
Sight and Sound
The Gambler is a solidly acted and directed piece that somehow can't decide what kind of film it is
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Times of Malta
Rating: 6/10 --
The dreamlike imagery, editing, and soundtrack invoke the haze of addiction, but the writing never follows through with the message, leaving us unstirred, with little to take home and think about.
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Way Too Indie
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 finds his most interesting role since THE DEPARTED in a film that’s heavy on atmosphere and suspense...
Total Film
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.
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- Sales Rank: 59,962
- UPC: 032429256980
- Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx)
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