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Originally Posted by Robert Fischer
If I'm remembering correctly, Sandler's mid-movie Celtic parlay got 'the kibosh', because the bookie was in communication with the debt collectors.
So he thought he won big and solved some problems, but in actuality the bet was cancelled.
Makes me wonder if they would have told him, if he lost the bet. (but the movie isn't meant to be that deep)
I connected on some emotions/vibes at times, and was relatively entertained for the run time...
Also was somewhat a fan that the movie chose an abrupt harsh reality ending, rather than a good-karma storybook happy ending.
We're tough critics of these shows. They try to balance mainstream with some elements of gambling, and don't always get it right. Remember HBO's "Luck"?
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I don't expect movies to "always get things right". "The Gambler", with James Caan..."The Sting"..."The Cincinnati Kid"..."Rounders"..."The House of Games"...not only didn't these movies "get everything right", they were all downright laughable at times, as far as "gambling reality" is concerned. But I found them all enjoyable because the story that they told was otherwise well crafted. Uncut Gems was way over the top to the point where it was totally unbelievable, IMO.
Of course I remember "Luck"...as well as the TV series "All-In"...which was poker's version of the same story. Both programs were harshly criticized by the respective "industries" that they supposedly represented...because they delved into the unsavory aspects of the two gambling games. The criticism was unwarranted...IMO. Gambling comes with warts...and these warts need to be exposed if the accompanying story is to have a lasting appeal on the viewer.
