I decided to check this out mainly because Burt and poker sounded appealing. This is basically "The COlor of Money", only poker....and it's nowhere near the quality of that work. However, "Deal" is not a terrible film either... it is like a less inventive and less entertaining "PoolHall Junkies"... to compare it to a film with a similar, constrained budget.
My big beef comes with Shannon Elizabeth's character. I'll try not to give away anything here..but upon finishing the film you have to ask why did they introduce her character... don't get me wrong she did a fine job... but the viewer is really left in the dark with the relationship... it almost seems like they just decided to write her out of the movie... it really makes this an incomplete film...hurried if you will.
Reynolds is likable, and for poker fans, this may be above average.. my opinion is that this is 'B' movie city and an average one at that. Felt like a TV movie... no style... fair performances. Editing and overall production was clearly low budget... that under consideration I'm going with 5.... or 51/100 won't be recommending it to anyone, but then again, I didn't reach to turn it off either.
My big beef comes with Shannon Elizabeth's character. I'll try not to give away anything here..but upon finishing the film you have to ask why did they introduce her character... don't get me wrong she did a fine job... but the viewer is really left in the dark with the relationship... it almost seems like they just decided to write her out of the movie... it really makes this an incomplete film...hurried if you will.
Reynolds is likable, and for poker fans, this may be above average.. my opinion is that this is 'B' movie city and an average one at that. Felt like a TV movie... no style... fair performances. Editing and overall production was clearly low budget... that under consideration I'm going with 5.... or 51/100 won't be recommending it to anyone, but then again, I didn't reach to turn it off either.