Jack Manfred is an aspiring writer who to make ends meet, takes a job as a croupier. Jack remains an observer, knowing that everything in life is a gamble and that gamblers are born to lose. Inevitably, he gets sucked into the world of the casino which takes its toll on his relationships and the novel he is writing.
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Nate H. parašė atsiliepimą apie Croupier (1998)
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Clive Owen takes the lead here as a struggling writer who drops back into the gambling business working casino tables to make ends meet. Croupier plays like an old pulp detective novel with Owen shooting the dirt on his patrons and co-workers. When one of his regular customers (ER’s Alex Kingston) entices him into being party to a heist, Owen has to figure out just who is holding the cards here (pun intended). While it may lack a knockout punch of a twist needed in these types of movies, it’s a nice throwback to Sam Spade and Philip Marlowe type tales.
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