Even money
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Deadly mission |
| Original title | Even money |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2006 |
| length | 113 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Mark Rydell |
| script | Robert Firs |
| production |
David S. Greathouse , Mark Rydell |
| music | Dave Grusin |
| camera | Robbie Greenberg |
| cut | Hughes Winborne |
| occupation | |
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Even Money is an American film drama from the year 2006 . Directed by Mark Rydell , the screenplay was written by Robert Tannen .
action
The novelist Carol Carver is involved in gambling, which she hides from her husband, the university professor Tom. She lies to him that she is working on a new book. Meanwhile, the couple's 13-year-old neglected daughter, Nicole, indulges in sex adventures. Carol meets the magician Walter, who has already passed his prime. He inspires her to write.
Police investigator Detective Brunner targets the influential bookmaker Victor. Victor's competitor Augie believes this is an opportunity to take over the rival's business.
The craftsman Clyde Snow finances his brother Godfrey to study at college. Clyde is heavily in debt due to the betting games.
Reviews
John Defore wrote in The Hollywood Reporter on March 20, 2006 that the film was too long and contained numerous clichés. The script is too lacking in ideas to create enough dramaturgy; it offers little fun, but a lot of pathos. Kim Basinger doesn't seem convincing.
Stephen Holden wrote in the New York Times on 18 May 2007, the "horror film about gambling addiction" ( "scare movie about gambling addiction" ) is "dark" and "appalling" . He criticized the film for relying too much on shock effects. The character of Victor, embodied by the "uncontrolled" acting Tim Roth, would rather fit into the Saw films.
Robert Koehler wrote in Variety magazine on May 14, 2007 that the film thematized the ethical aspects of the competition, but he hardly digs beneath the surface. Those involved would include hip stars like Forest Whitaker as well as former stars like Kim Basinger and Danny DeVito. The sub-strands of the plot are "mechanically" linked in the third act .
backgrounds
The film was shot in Los Angeles . Its world premiere took place in March 2006 at the South by Southwest Festival . In March / April 2007 it was released on DVD in Finland , Greece and Sweden ; on May 18, 2007 it came to selected cinemas in the USA, where it grossed around 64,000 US dollars .
Web links
- Even Money in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Even money at rotten tomatoes (English)
- Even money at Metacritic (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Film review by John Defore, accessed January 17, 2008 ( Memento October 11, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Stephen Holden's film review, accessed January 17, 2008
- ↑ Film review by Robert Koehler, accessed on January 17, 2008 ( Memento of the original from January 11, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Filming locations for Even Money, accessed January 17, 2008
- ↑ Even Money premiere dates, accessed January 17, 2008
- ↑ Box office / business for even money, accessed January 17, 2008
