Ambitious as it is, Even Money truly succeeds as a gripping story about our urge to want more; more love, or more money, or just more life
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10/25/08
Even Money (2007)
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Reviews Counted:33
Fresh:8
Rotten:25
Average Rating:4.1/10
Consensus: Even Money is so obsessed with portraying the ills of gambling it forgets to develop compelling or likable characters.
Runtime: 1 hr 52 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Following in the tradition of such interweaving ensemble dramas as MAGNOLIA, CRASH, and TRAFFIC, EVEN MONEY features an all-star cast set in the world of addiction--to money, power, love, and... [More]
Starring: Kim Basinger, Danny DeVito, Kelsey Grammer, Nick Cannon
Director: Mark Rydell
Reviews for Even Money
Director Mark Rydell is often good at evoking the desperation and superstitious hope that's a big part of the gaming spirit. This is nothing new, either, but it's enough to keep the movie intriguing enough to watch.
05/18/07
This crime drama doesn't push any envelopes but delivers a smart package to more demanding filmgoers.
05/18/07
A downer all the way, Even Money makes for dandy entertainment -- the perfect antidote to anything inspired by Hallmark that’s sent our way this year.
05/08/07
The film is definitely worth a look.
09/24/07
Strong performances save this somewhat melodramatic film from sudsing up, at least until the end.
05/18/07
The kind of strong, intelligent adult drama that was an endangered species in Hollywood until 'Crash'. Overall, it's a winning bet at the movies.
05/21/07
Cleverly plotted, suspensefully structured, professionally acted and tightly written.
05/16/07
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06/02/07
Basinger screws up her face in angsty constipation, playing the slots… Like. She. Really. Means. It.
05/18/07
most watchers will likely be too depressed to muster much sympathy for Even Money's downtrodden losers.
09/15/07
Tannen's script dances with ridiculous one too many times.
09/25/07
The story is scarcely grounded in the mechanics of real-world expression.
05/18/07
Top CriticYeah, we know that gambling is bad. That doesn't mean one needs to make, let alone sit through, a poorly conceptualized movie to realize it.
05/18/07
Strong character actors (Whitaker, DeVito, Tim Roth) crap out in vet helmer Mark Rydell's middling drama that can't decide if it's a pulpu crime noir or a moralistic piece about the evils of gambiling addiction.
05/11/07
It's all so ham-fisted and clumsy, a movie whose agenda looms heavily over the proceedings.
04/03/06
Because of the 1985 Ryan O'Neal fiasco, Fever Pitch, Even Money doesn't have the distinction of being the worst film about gambling ever made. Then again, second place is also the first loser.
03/20/06
To co-opt gambling addiction, which has roots far more complex than 'what we're willing to put on the line,' into the service of such facile moralizing seems tasteless.
05/19/07
If you're looking for entertainment, save your 10 bucks for the lottery.
05/18/07
Shouldn't an overwrought drama about the life-shattering effects of gambling addiction make some effort, before delivering its moral, to show why people gamble in the first place?
03/19/06
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