When a poor college student who cracks an online poker game goes bust, he arranges a face-to-face with the man he thinks cheated him, a sly offshore entrepreneur.
Acting
Affleck's crocodile grin—he's having more fun than the script deserves.
Production
Puerto Rico looks expensive. The rest? Less so.
Direction
Brad Furman loves a montage. Loves. It.
Director
Brad Furman
Justin Timberlake
Richie Furst
Ben Affleck
Ivan Block
Gemma Arterton
Rebecca Shafran
Anthony Mackie
Shavers
Michael Esper
Billy 'Pet' Petricoff
Oliver Cooper
Andrew Cronin
Christian George
Wilson
Yul Vazquez
Delegate Herrera
John Heard
Harry Furst
James Molina
Esteban
Louis Lombardi
Archie
Vincent Laresca
Sergeant Barrancas
Sam Palladio
Shecky
David Costabile
Professor Hornstein
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Affleck's first villain role, reportedly taken to fund his own gambling habits. Method?
Released right after the Full Tilt Poker scandal collapsed—real timing, fake depth. The film missed the actual story.
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