If you can catch the vibe it is a nice movie with great acting. I like the mood and the flow.

The movie was slow and boring. People are calling Isaac's acting award worthy but I would call it "one note". He literally has one tone, one look and little to no actually acting. He doesn't act but instead moves through the movie like an emotionless zombie. It's not a casino heist movie and has little to no actually gambling suspense or action. At its core its actually a movie about military torture but ultimately fails at having a worthwhile message about the subject because the main characters just want to continue the cycle of torture and revenge. I just didn't dig it at all. Also the music and score just didn't work for me. Moments that needed some score were totally silent and random moments had bad music that didn't fit at all and had random breathing noises overplayed throughout.

Not sure I can make it through this one. It's like Rounders meets Mississippi Grind, except it is void of an engaging storyline. [spoiler]20 minutes in the director adds a cameo by Willem Defoe followed by a dream sequence, ya I'm done.[/spoiler]

Like green felt on a casino table: risky, dangerous and smooth. A traumatized veteran who's become a professional gambler finds himself being pushed outside of the walls he's carefully constructed around him. Sadly, the female lead is as clunky as the romance they force into the film, but Oscar Isaac and the soundtrack are diamonds that club my heart in spades.