Rounders



A retired pokerplayer must play high stakes poker to help out his friend, who's having a debt problem with a group of loan sharks.










Further Summary:

The law student Mike (Matt Damon) loses all his money during a poker game. He learns his lesson and promises his girlfriend he won't play ever again. When his best friend Worm (Edward Norton), a cheater, is released from jail and gets into trouble with loan sharks, he is dragged back into the poker circuit. He gets a huge debt to the Russian mob boss Teddy KGB (John Malkovich). The only way to get all the money back on time is to play Teddy himself..





QUALITIES:  gives a very realistic view of the pokerscene (in 1999), multiple perspectives on poker, Matt Damon, Edward Norton is brilliant




3 comments:

  1. After seeing this movie I wanted to become a professional poker player myself and after losing 3 deposits in Triobet, I lost another 4 before realizing that maybe that isn`t for me. Just kidding, though. But Rounders sure is a good movie.
    Following too, bro!

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    1. Thanks :)
      as a ex-pokerplayer myself, I know it isn't always easy X)
      It is definitly true that this movie makes you want to play poker alot!

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  2. matt damon looks so young. haha DAT HAIR

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