But, most importantly, one is fortunate if they know what it entails. Mike knows he should be a professional poker player because he has all the moves and understands the table’s semiotics. The luckiest people are those who have the talent. The excellent point that the film makes is that players should be who they are intended to be. Then they grab their money so deftly that the rubes don’t even recognize it. Synopsis: A poker player nicknamed The Kid wants to challenge another player nicknamed The Man in order to stop being known as The Kid and take over the title of being The Man. When the rounders get greedy or haughty - character, as perverted by talent – mayhem results. Cincinnati Kid (1965): To Be The Man you Gotta Beat the Man.
a producer of the original movie and former head of. From the wiggle of their noses to the fluent language of their constricted larynxes, they read rubes like primers. The year was 1998 and Miramaxs poker movie Rounders, starring Matt Damon and Edward Norton, made a paltry 23 million at the box office. Moreover, they are capable of alphabetizing the cards in addition to counting them.Īlthough they are excellent card sharks comparable to the best stars, they excel even more as people sharks. The film follows card players who are so high up the pyramid, so deep into the jacks and clubs ozone, that they can feel the run of the numbers and remember the order of the face cards.
