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Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1Audience Rating: Unrated Binding: DVD Brand: Image Entertainment EAN: 0014381059625 Format: Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Letterboxed, Widescreen, NTSC Label: Image Entertainment Languages: Manufacturer: Image Entertainment MPN: IMED0596D Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Image Entertainment Region Code: 1 Release Date: March 09, 2004 Running Time: 94 minutes Studio: Image Entertainment Theatrical Release Date: April 21, 2000 Editorial Review: Product Description: Studio: Image Entertainment Release Date: 09/04/2007 Rating: Nr Amazon.com: Suffering from a bad case of writer's block, author Jack Manfred (Clive Owen) sits in his London flat, staring at an empty computer screen and trying to find the words to narrate his meandering life. Reluctantly Jack accepts a job from his absentee father (Nicholas Ball) at a second-rate casino as a dealer, or croupier, a job he once held in South Africa. His immersion back into this world is intoxicating, thanks primarily to the power he holds over his nightly clientele. Jack is a straight arrow on the floor (unlike his coworkers) but the whisper of an inside-job robbery makes his life suddenly more intriguing, as do the women who begin to drift into his life: a fellow croupier (Kate Hardie) and an alluring gambler (Alex Kingston). Suddenly, Jack finds his own life is his best book material. There's something visceral about watching the world of gambling, and director Mike Hodges (who directed the original Get Carter) taps into this allure; Jack's simple croupier tryout--handling cards and chips with skill and grace--is as captivating as most action scenes in big popcorn films. In the end, this little film, which went on to become an art-house hit, is as unpredictable as a roll of the dice. --Doug Thomas Average Rating:
 Rating: - Well done, good story, keeps your attention.This movie is one of those little gems that get completely ignored and forgotten. Almost, James Bond like, Clive does a cool, hard, professional, turn as the cool, hard, professional croupier. He's honest, to a point, lets face it everyone has a price. He's almost refreshingly old fashioned about women which ,at least by me, made him incredibly thin, and sexy and I'm not usually drawn to English men, they are too thin. enjoy! Rating:  - Clive Owen Holds all the AcesIf you liked CasinoCasino (Widescreen 10th Anniversary Edition)you'll really enjoy Croupier. Yes that is Clive with blonde hair but don't worry his lovely and styled Blue Black hair will be right back. The movie has some nice twists and the ending is a straight flush winner. Rating: - I, CroupierThis was a film I had bought on the basis that it concerned gambling. I believe it may have been a cross reference product when I purchased "The Cincinnati Kid". Clive Owen I was totally unfamiliar with as an actor. I had never heard of the film, yet it was rated well and relatively inexpensive. So, I took a chance when I ordered it from Amazon. Well, to put it mildly, I won the Roulette number on this spin of the wheel! Croupier is an excellent picture for the narration of the private thoughts ... Read More Rating: - Smart screenplay with no fat makes CROUPIER a winner for an earlier Clive OwenFilm Noir is one of my least favorite styles of cinema; but with a smart screenplay that is as lean as the prime cut filet and direction that makes every frame a perfect diamond,CROUPIER,Britain's look at the casino world, made me a winner for a 100 minutes. Clive Owen is Jack Manfred, an author who is looking to score the big novel.One problem: he has writer's block.He is cajoled by his dad, Nicholas Ball, to take a job in a second tier London Casino as a croupier,or Black Jack dealer.There, ... Read More Rating: - Get the DVD version with Mike Hodges' director's commentaryNine years after its production, 'Croupier' is now remembered as the vehicle which shot Clive Owen into movie stardom...and rightfully so. He's mesmerizing here in Mike Hodges' taut adaptation of Paul Mayersberg's beguiling script. Mayersberg received an Edgar Allan Poe nomination for Best Screenplay. [NOTE: Amazon's sister site IMDB - in a delightfully goofy phonetic slip-up - notes that the Poe Awards "honor the achievements of writers in the field of mystery at all."] Mayersberg's tale features ... Read More |
