bad directing

Rating: 4/10 (21 April 2008)

killed this film. too bad though. it's a really good story, too bad it hasn't been told in a better way
a man would thought that Kevin spacey would carry out this film on his own back, but he's not that good in it too. not to mention a young star which i can't say is really a good actor. Laurence is OK, but i don't get what his story of a retiring counter-catchers has to do with anything. and what's with the long beginning, and his mother and friends? i mean, com'on man, we're here to see a big-shot gambling story, not his emotional path trough it all.. and again, all this things, including Laurence, could work out if they where directed in a better way, with better dialog and some original humor, not all the corny stuff everybody expects, like 'sir?' long pause, he turns slowly 'you forgot your bag' terrible! oh well.
p.s. now when i think about it, spacey is actually most disappointing.