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Dec 25, 2014 · “The Gambler” refuses to acknowledge that Bennett has a gambling addiction. It tries justifying Bennett’s actions by tying them to the existential works he teaches in his college literature class.
Literature professor Jim Bennett (Mark Wahlberg) leads a secret life as a high-stakes gambler. Always a risk-taker, Bennett bets it all when he borrows from a gangster and offers his...
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- Rupert Wyatt
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- Mark Wahlberg
New York City English professor Axel Freed (James Caan) outwardly seems like an upstanding citizen. But privately Freed is in the clutches of a severe gambling addiction that threatens to destroy...
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- Karel Reisz
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- James Caan
Dec 25, 2014 · Both an English professor and a high-stakes gambler, Bennett bets it all when he borrows from a gangster (Michael Kenneth Williams) and offers his own life as collateral. Always one step ahead, Bennett pits his creditor against the operator of a gambling ring (Alvin Ing) and leaves his dysfunc ...
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- Rupert Wyatt
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- Mark Wahlberg
Dec 27, 2014 · It’s hard to decide even after seeing The Gambler, director Rupert Wyatt and screenwriter William Monahan’s re-imagining of Karel Reisz and writer James Toback’s 1974 film.
- Movie Critic
THE GAMBLER doesn't amount too much, except a story of a walking existential crisis looking for his pacifier, which is conveniently located at a blackjack table. Full Review | Original Score: C...
Dec 23, 2014 · The Gambler is a starker visual experience, crisp shadows and white light blowing every moment out into a Sunday morning hangover. Combined with Monahan rat-a-tat-tat writing, Wyatt gives that...
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