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The Cooler (2003)
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The premise of this swinging Vegas picture is enough to carry it over its narrative rough spots. The unluckiest sap on the planet (William H. Macy) is employed as a "cooler" at a casino; his very presence can chill the hot streak of any patron on a roll. He's valued by the old-school manager of the place, a role given a two-fisted, bourbon-swilling incarnation by Alec Baldwin. Macy means to quit, but then he falls for a waitress (the excellent Maria Bello, from Permanent Midnight)--might his luck be changing? The subplots are pretty much a mess, but the frank sex scenes between Macy and Bello give the movie a truly offbeat feel. The...
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The Cooler Movie Review by Zara  (2/26/2007) |
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For those of you who might have forgotten, Alec Baldwin was nominated for a Best Supporting Oscar for his roll as the old school gangster casino boss in this movie. He's mean, he's snarly and he's absolutely at the top of his game.
The movie is more about the life of William H Macy's character. He's someone so riddled...
(complete The Cooler review by Zara)
| The Cooler Movie Review by Jenny (10/2/2007) |
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The Cooler (2003)
Bernie Lootz (William H. Macy) is the unluckiest guy in the world. He's so unlucky that he's made being unlucky his job. He works as a cooler for the Golden Shangri-La casino, owned by his old friend Shelly Kaplow (Alec Baldwin). What is a cooler, you may ask? A cooler is someone whom the casino...
(complete The Cooler review by Jenny)
| The Cooler Movie Review by Daniel (7/29/2007) |
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THE COOLER (2003) Dir. Wayne Kramer. William H. Macy puts in another sturdy performance as Bernie Lootz - the unluckiest man in Las Vegas whose actually made a career out of his losing streak. You see a Shangra La casino owner named Shelly (Alec Baldwin) employees Macy to simply approach gamblers who are on a winning roll...
(complete The Cooler review by Daniel)
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