Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.
Cast |
Al Pacino, Matthew McConaughey, Rene Russo, Armand Assante, Jeremy Piven, Jaime King, Kevin Chapman |
Director |
D.J. Caruso |
Screenplay | Dan Gilroy |
Music | Christophe Beck |
Cinematography | Conrad W. Hall |
Sound formats | Dolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, DTS |
Made in | 2005 |
Produced by | Universal Pictures, Cosmic Entertainment, Morgan Creek Productions |
Official Site | IMDB page | ScreenIt Report
Genre | Thriller |
Language | Frequently strong, used gratuitously |
Nudity | None |
Sex | Infrequent yet explicit |
Violence | Infrequent (one scene), within context |
Prejudice | None |
Blasphemy | None |
Drug abuse | None |
Comments | The theme is adult and mature. There are lessons to be learnt about betting in games and about life's values. There is a positive resolution to the storyline. Blasphemy is frequent. |
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Disrespectful / Bad Attitude |
Imitative Behaviour |
Frightening / Tense Scenes |
Jump Scenes |
Tense Family Scenes |
Music (Scary/Tense) |
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Topics to talk about |
Scale (Max) | 20 | |
What the Critics say | ||
Cape Argus / The Star Theresa Smith | 10 | |
iAfrica.com Nils van der Linden | 8 | |
Mail & Guardian Shaun de Waal | 10 | |
Sunday Times Barry Ronge | 10 | |
BBC David Mattin | 5 | |
Bollywood Mark Keizer | 5 | |
Chicago Sunday Times Roger Ebert | 18 | |
IMDB Staff Mark Englehart | 8 | |
ReelViews James Berardinelli | 13 | |
ScreenIt | 8 | |
Average .. 48% | 10 |