All In (2006)

User Rating:

3.8/10   

Director:

Nick Vallelonga

Writers:

Loren Comitor (writer)
Brenton Goulding (writer)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

It's not about the cards you're dealt, it's how you play them

Plot:

Six medical students with unique talents pool their resources to win the World Series of Poker.

Plot Keywords:

Poker Tournament | Gambling | Doctor | Poker | Loss Of Father

Cast

Dominique Swain	...	Ace
Michael Madsen	...	Seal
Louis Gossett Jr.	...	Caps
Colleen Porch	...	Dr. Redmond
James Russo	...	Dr. Pennington
Scott Whyte	...	Barrett
Michelle Lombardo	...	Jasmine
Kristen Miller	...	Katie
Christopher Backus	...	Pete
Johann Urb	...	Jake
Leo Rossi	...	Dr. Hamilton
Hayley DuMond	...	Alice
Avrielle Corti	...	Young Ace
Jesse Corti	...	Jesus
Peter Onorati	...	T.D.

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | Australia:M | Argentina:13

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Vallelonga/Quattrochi Productions

Goofs:

Factual errors: When two or more players go "all-in" the inference of this movie is that the person that wins the hand at the showdown automatically eliminates all others who were "all in". There was no consideration given to chip counts in this movie in "all-in" situations.

Quotes:

Caps: Is you in, or is you out?

Soundtrack:

Get Up

An insult to the game of poker

I feel awful for Louis Gossett Jr. and Micheal Madsen for having been involved in this farce. I have nothing against Dominique Swain or the rest of the young cast of characters that look like they belong in a late-night Cinemax flick rather than a movie about poker, but I am insulted at the way the movie was directed. "Ace" played cards like a novice, rather than someone who is supposed to be the daughter of a poker great. The scene in which she calls down a pair of fours to the river against trip queens, only to suck out and make her straight was absolutely grotesque. "Dead money" should have been her nickname.

I have to assume that this film was made by people who are either not very experienced at cards or were simply trying to cash in on the current popularity of the game. Not that I expected anything on par with the Stu Unger story or Rounders, but my god if you're going to make a movie about poker at least make sure you can do it justice. This film would likely be much more appealing to a woman's taste based on the storyline, but for true poker players and fans it's nothing but a waste of time. A fairly poor film all the way around. Very disappointing.