| | | Trust everyone, but always cut the cards.
Features: DVD, Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 2.35:1, Dolby Digital (5.1), Dolby Surround Sound, Audio Commentary, Featurettes, Game, Spanish Subtitled
Set against the backdrop of New York's high-stakes underground poker world, Rounders is the tale of Mike McDermott (Matt Damon, Good Will Hunting), a master card player who trades the poker-playing rounds for law school and a shot at a new life with his girlfriend Jo (Gretchen Mol, Celebrity). For Mike, the new life he's staking out seems like a legitimate road to success, but it's short on the thrills and excitement of back room poker games. But when Mike's longtime friend Worm (Edward Norton, Primal Fear) is released from prison, Mike is faced with the high-stakes dilemma of his life: to keep on the straight and narrow, or deal himself back into the world of the Rounders.
"...mischievously entertaining..." Janet Maslin, The New York Times
"Damon is a magical actor." Owen Gleiberman, Entertaiment Weekly
"This isn't a movie where story matters that much: It's a movie of character and milieu, both of which it evokes brilliantly." Stephen Hunter, Washington Post
Editor's Note
Mike McDermott (Matt Damon) is a law student who has given up his true talent (and love), gambling, when he loses all of his money to Teddy KGB (John Malkovich in a hilarious role). Months later, when his friend Worm (Edward Norton) gets out of jail and is on a strict deadline to repay a $15,000 debt to Teddy, he must decide whether or not to help his friend, threatening his student status and relationship with his girlfriend (Gretchen Mol). Tightly written, beautifully photographed by the brilliant Jean-Yves Escoffier, and well-played all across the board (particularly by Norton), this is a work of slick, enjoyable entertainment.
| Features | Audio: English, French Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound | | Behind-The-Scenes Special | | Champion Poker Tips (From Four Professionals) | | Feature Commentary With Director John Dahl, Screenwriters David Levien And Brian Koppelman, And Actor Edward Norton | | Feature Commentary With Professional Poker Players | | Inside Professional Poker | | Set-Top Game: "Heads Up Texas Hold 'Em" | | Subtitles: Spanish | | Widescreen Presentation |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Buena Vista |
| Release Date: 6/6/2006 |
| Running Time: 121 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1998 | | Catalog ID: 3619103 | | UPC: 00786936243635 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Widescreen 2.35:1 |
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| | Professional Reviews | Rolling Stone
"...Stylish entertainment and smartass fun..." 10/01/1998 p.75-6Sight and Sound
"...Levien's script builds tension along nicely..." 12/01/1998 p.59-60 Entertainment Weekly
"...Puts us right inside the psychological rush of the game....Makes gambling fever palpable..." -- Rating: B 10/09/1998 p.59 New York Times
"...Mischievously entertaining....Jean-Yves Escoffier contributes deep-hued evocative cinematography to the overall dark allure..." 09/11/1998 p.E16 James Berardinelli's ReelViews 7 of 10
Although Rounders offers interesting characters and a compelling plot, the most fascinating a
Chicago Sun-Times 8 of 10
Rounders cheerfully buys into compulsive gambling. The hero gambles away his tuition money, h - Roger Ebert
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