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[TheSaint]

i liked the gambler a lot, but this is also a great movie about gambling and all the shit that goes with it!

 

[DickGozina]

Classic gambling movie. I loved it when he wanted to bet baseball with his bookie. He took all the home teams in one league and all the road teams in the other league. He didn't even know the teams that were playing or the pitchers. He then wanted the #1 horse in every race at the track. It's a very good movie that doesn't get anywhere near the credit that it should get.

 

[TheSaint]

Hoffman did a great job playing the real degenerate gambler, who plays everything just to feel the sting..

great gambling movie.

 

[steaktartar]

great great movie.....hoffman was just like the real guy in it....mannerisms etc.

 

[TheSaint]

the casino boss played also a good side-role: 'no sex, no booze, no drugs..i love 'em!'

 

[festeringZit]

I got a real kick out of the part when instead of putting betting
chips on the betting circle in baccarat, he puts the whole
fucking case of chips.

 

[Boxer22]

Excellent movie.

 

[Lifelessdead]

My favorite gambling movie by far!!! Haven't seen a better portrayal of someone so obsessed with gambling.

 

[Bruins4Life]

Dude worked at CIBC in Toronto. I still see his brother at Woodbine.

 

[2PLAYSMAX]

Watching this for first time. Enjoying what I see so far.

 

[celticGreen+]

The book the movie is based on is amazing - it describes how he did what he did, and how many times he did it, much more thoroughly. It's hard to come by because it was printed in Canada, but worth it if you can find a copy.

 

[2PLAYSMAX]

Solid flick. DUDE wore blinders like the best of them.

 

[ChrisParadise]

best line "i just got here"

 

[gynecologist]

Phillip Seymour Hoffman is one of the best actors alive.. He is good in everything he is in..

 

[HuskerFan1]

only gamblers like us here can truly appreciate the performance he gave in that role...you have to be a gambler to see just how spot on he was in that movie