Formula, I definatly don't have anything against you. We definatly had some threads on it before prior to when the film was released in theatres, maybe the search engine is bugged and I certainly don't expect you to scour the forum every day looking at everything.
I really don't know what people were expecting. What would you have done to make it better? Did you want to see a flim about a kid who was broke and made it huge playing the canadien lottery or something? To say it is one of the worst you have seen, pretty strong statement. I can rattle off 100+ movies that I have seen that are not as good.
I think despite the strong acting and original stroy everyone is hung up on the issue of touts. Well, I dont like them either. But telling it from the touts side, lets you see just how addicting and compulsive sports gambling can be and what it can do. It does a good job diving into the psyche of the problem gambler. And I think that is a great angle, very sharp. (spoken like a pro, huh?
Not to step on any toes, but I think a lot of you are looking for something a little more candy. This is NOT a candy flick. You could be an every day gambler and you still might not get it.