Poker, Drugs, Guns and great acting!

Rating: 10/10 (21 June 2000)

Wow! I was very impressed with this movie. The first time I watched it, I was a little confused, and it took me about half way through the movie to finally interpret their accent's, but after that it was a splendid film. The second time I watched it, I was just in pure awe. The accent came a lot better to understand, along with the story detail. To use a 90's cliche, this movie was done similar the the "Quentin Tarantino" effect, with the backwards way of unraveling some of the story, which added to the suspense. The story starts off unraveling the backgrounds of the 4 main charecters, and the sub-charecters of the movie. Then we begin to learn the amazing plot: A young brazen Poker player is going to be playing for big money on a table with more big money. The gig is, he is "borrowing" money from his friends as an investment for them, potentially gaining 2 times what they put in. From there on, the story unfolds in a tragic sort of way, with scenes of a rabid drug dealer, to 3 Potheads armed with a BB gun! This movie is one of my top 3 of all time, no matter what anyone says.