The Gambler

...Goodman's extended cameo can sit alongside Ned Beatty's in Network, and his scenes are some of the most exhilarating you'll see in a movie this year.

...even as Jim blows every lifeline he receives, The Gambler keeps its cool; it’s the most casual downward spiral in recent memory. There’s a lot of humor in the character’s incorrigible nonchalance...

A rare grown up thriller, full of interesting bits and a strong turn from Wahlberg.

...the game remains – mostly – the same: nerve-wracking, perverse, and sinfully exhilarating.

...Rupert Wyatts (...) genindspilning af Karel Reisz’ ’Hasard’ fra 1974.

Mark Wahlberg klämmer ur exakt allt ur sin livströtte spelmaniker, han gräver sig sakta ner i den enorma tomheten...