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Plot : John (C. Reilly) has just lost all of his money in Vegas and now he sits outside of a restaurant out in the desert. That is until Sydney (Phillip Baker Hall) convinces John to come with him back to Vegas and become a professional gambler.
Story : This is a character driven movie. Each actor plays their own character brilliantly and the twists of the story are that much better just because your so interested with these realistic characters. Sydney take cares of John similarly as a father would - the two have a good thing going on in Vegas , until two mysterious others enter the story. Clementine (Gwyneth Paltrow) part-time waitress and prostitute on the side. Then you got , Jimmy (Samuel Jackson) - one of John's friends that gambles with him , and knows about Sydney's past.
Visuals : All the care that you are used to seeing from Anderson's future films - is all here. The movie like any of his films , are a parade of incredible shots and eye candy. But this being the huge character driven film that it is - leaves much to the actors. Their facial expressions and actions drive your emotions through the movie and I say they do a great job.
Synopsis : A great movie about friendship - played out like a drama movie , but the characters are so entertaining that you can barley notice there is a mystery underneath.
Plot : John (C. Reilly) has just lost all of his money in Vegas and now he sits outside of a restaurant out in the desert. That is until Sydney (Phillip Baker Hall) convinces John to come with him back to Vegas and become a professional gambler.
Story : This is a character driven movie. Each actor plays their own character brilliantly and the twists of the story are that much better just because your so interested with these realistic characters. Sydney take cares of John similarly as a father would - the two have a good thing going on in Vegas , until two mysterious others enter the story. Clementine (Gwyneth Paltrow) part-time waitress and prostitute on the side. Then you got , Jimmy (Samuel Jackson) - one of John's friends that gambles with him , and knows about Sydney's past.
Visuals : All the care that you are used to seeing from Anderson's future films - is all here. The movie like any of his films , are a parade of incredible shots and eye candy. But this being the huge character driven film that it is - leaves much to the actors. Their facial expressions and actions drive your emotions through the movie and I say they do a great job.
Synopsis : A great movie about friendship - played out like a drama movie , but the characters are so entertaining that you can barley notice there is a mystery underneath.