Deal (2008)

User Rating:

5.1/10   

Director:

Gil Cates Jr.

Writers:

Gil Cates Jr. (writer)
Mark Weinstock (writer)

Release Date:

12 June 2008 (Germany)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

Soms komt er van gestolen goed, wel iets goeds!

Plot:

As an ex-gambler teaches a hot-shot college kid some things about playing cards, he finds himself pulled into the world series of poker, where his protégé is his toughest competition. |

Cast

Burt Reynolds	...	Tommy Vinson
Bret Harrison	...	Alex Stillman
Shannon Elizabeth	...	Michelle
Maria Mason	...	Helen Vinson
Gary Grubbs	...	Mr. Stillman
Caroline McKinley	...	Mrs. Stillman
Charles Durning	...	Charlie Adler
Brandon Olive	...	Ben Thomas
Jennifer Tilly	...	Karen 'Razor' Jones
Jon Eyez	...	Mike 'Double Diamond' Jackson (as Jon 'JT' Eyes)
J.D. Evermore	...	Tex Button
Michael Sexton	...	Himself
Vincent Van Patten	...	Himself
Phil Laak	...	Himself
Antonio Esfandiari	...	Himself

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for language, sexual content and brief drug use.

Runtime:

USA:86 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #43848)

Filming Locations:

Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, USA

Company:

Seven Arts Pictures

Trivia:

For the film's climax, the "World Poker Tour" (2003) set was shipped to New Orleans for filming.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Alex is shown playing the last hand of his PokerStars satellite, neither hand is visible to those watching, making this an observer's view of the table. As such, Alex was not actually playing the hand, merely watching someone else win.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: (2008-04-27)" (2008)

Soundtrack:

Fool Me Again

Great Poker flick - but not more

To make it short: the story is awful - poker hot-shot and his old mentor meet on the final table - and so is the acting - I really don't know what Charles Durning has lost in this movie!

But if you like poker (like I do), you' ll love this film. Popular professionals have differentcameo scenes, the scenes which take place at the poker table are very entertaining and well made. Burt Reynolds does a good job, I think that he had a lot of fun doing this movie. By the way: Meg Tilly is one of the best female poker players ever (in real life), so this must have been her intention by acting here (if you have the guts to call this an acting).

If you don't like poker, you'll find this flick boring and the plot really stupid.

So your decision to watch it or not should be really easy!