You might want to call this bet, but don't go all in

Rating: 3/10 (8 May 2008)

So this is a movie about blackjack, right....well, not really. I mean they do play blackjack, but it is more about the main character's descent into drinking, lying and gambling than anything else. Then, of course, his turnaround when he realizes the error of his ways.
It was fairly well acted... not perfect, but not bad either. I was a little disappointed in Spacey's performance. He is usually very solid, but the problem may have been more with the lines he had to work with than anything else. Fishburn did very well with his part as well. All the other performances seemed a little uninspired. You can tell that there were parts forced into the movie that weren't in the true story it is based on. ... and it is pretty predictable It was a decent way to spend a couple of hours, but I probably would pass it up until DVD.
Overall the story was pretty good, probably because it was based on actual events. So on the Gargamel scale I give 1 for story 0.5 for acting, 0 nudity, 0 gunfire/explosions and 0 car chases. That gives us a whopping 1.5 on my scale or a 3 on the IMDb 10pt scale.