The Card Counter - Reviews

...Isaac grounds the movie in his stirring, tuned-in performance of Tell...

The three characters are an odd trio, beautifully played.

...this grimy tale of an ex-con turned professional gambler is archetypal Paul Schrader material.

Schrader has carpentered a strong and vehement film, hypnotically watchable...

...reaffirms Schrader as a master-crafter of stories involving morally ambiguous men concealing ready-to-erupt inner lives.

Schrader dispenses with a lot of niceties to zero in on his major themes here.

At its best, 'The Card Counter' is wonderfully retro, like an old-fashioned noir.

...an intense, rigid, fiercely personal drama that may seem out of place to some modern moviegoers but reaffirms the artistry of cinema.

...one of the best films of the year.

...it’s refreshing to know that there are still films like this...

It’s a supremely compelling tale leavened by its wry humour and a subtle commentary on the essential emptiness of American life.

...a gripping parable of moral reckoning.

...it’s genuinely exciting...

...ett mörkt och melankoliskt drama om en torterare från Abu Ghraib som blivit ett korträknande pokerproffs.