Uncomfortably tense

Rating: 4/10 (24 April 2017)

I watched this film on a relaxed Sunday evening expecting it to be a light heated flick and an enjoyable game of blackjack, similar to Oceans Eleven or Focus.
Instead I found myself feeling anxious the whole time, waiting for the team to fail and inevitably loose all there money. Not the edge of you seat anxious, more the awkward 'why are they doing this' anxious. Of course it came to a relatively satisfying conclusion, as these types of films often do, but I gained little enjoyment from watching this as it was so obvious that everything had to go wrong at some point.
Saying this, if you like cards and tense situations then this may be a good film for you. The acting was below average from most of the leads but, as always, Kevin spacey is a delight to watch. A standard plot and some interesting camera work make this an okay film, but there are better, similar films out there.
My personal recommendations in order of preference would be:
1. Oceans Eleven, 2. Rainman 3. The Hangover 4. Focus