RKO one of the premiere Hollywood studios prior to 1960 tries for a comeback with this film produced by Merv Griffith.It has a first rate cast headed by Gabriel Byrne, Stuart Towswend & Thandie Newton & featuring, Jamie Foxx,Melanie Griffith,Hal Holbrook & also starring Sylvester Stallone. It is well directed by Damien Neiman. This was his first attempt at directing, he also wrote the screenplay.I am sure he will improve on the writing.
So why have we not heard more of this 2003 film, that was released in only on theatre in 2004 for about one month, then released to DVD.
This story of Poker Hustlers & con-men has been done too many times by now.It is also not a well written or conceived tale. & it is easy to see why it was not given a decent release.
I do not know if the revived RKO studio released any other films in its comeback effort.That is a pity, They made some of the better films, many noir type, Shade tries but misses.
However, I did enjoy what I saw, the acting was very good,the direction & other production values were good as well.
The story just had too many holes in it. It could have been a case of too many cooks stirring the pot.
For a DVD rental it is worth the effort to see it.
Ratings: *** (out of 4) 81 points(out of 100) IMDb 7 (out of 10)
So why have we not heard more of this 2003 film, that was released in only on theatre in 2004 for about one month, then released to DVD.
This story of Poker Hustlers & con-men has been done too many times by now.It is also not a well written or conceived tale. & it is easy to see why it was not given a decent release.
I do not know if the revived RKO studio released any other films in its comeback effort.That is a pity, They made some of the better films, many noir type, Shade tries but misses.
However, I did enjoy what I saw, the acting was very good,the direction & other production values were good as well.
The story just had too many holes in it. It could have been a case of too many cooks stirring the pot.
For a DVD rental it is worth the effort to see it.
Ratings: *** (out of 4) 81 points(out of 100) IMDb 7 (out of 10)