This film has big names: Curtis Hanson as the director, Eric Bana 
, Drew Barrymore and Robert Duvall. It’s set in Las Vegas and the story revolves around a pair of poker players and their fortunes. They happen to be father and son! The son needs a love interest, hence aspiring dive singer Barrymore, etc etc. Regrettably, neither the story nor the performances really get you going and while it is a perfectly anodyne entertainment for a wet Sunday, your life is hardly enhanced by seeing it, nor does it really capture any excitement. The two leads seem miscast and while they do their best, the only actor who seems to be really enjoying himself is Duvall.
A disappointment.
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