Even Money Review by B Movie Ben (4 Stars)

Even Money Review by B Movie Ben (4 Stars) | MatchFlick

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Starring:
Kim Basinger, Danny DeVito, Kelsey Grammer, Nick Cannon, Ray Liotta, Forest Whitaker, Carla Gugino, Jay Mohr, Texas Battle, Robert Miano, Tim Roth, Jade Ramsey, Nikita Ramsey, Shanelle Workman, Cassandra Hepburn, Victoria Chalaya, Parisa Fitz-Henley, Kyra Lin, Michelle Greathouse, Grant Sullivan, Chris Akers, Erin Batsford, Rita Branch, Carson Brown, Rose Colasanti, Warren Durso, Cassandra Eastwold, Michael Eaves, Jonathan T. Floyd, Michelle Greathouse, Ryan Rich, Roger Zamudio, Amy Boatwright

Directed By:
Mark Rydell

Written By:
Robert Tannen

Even Money (2007)

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Movie Review by B Movie Ben

August 5th, 2008

What are you willing to lay on the line?

Favorite Movie Quote: "Like I said we're all chasin somethin. More money. More love. What we're really looking for is more life. But sometimes you go looking for more, and you wind up with less."

You can sit in a University and listen to dry lectures from Psychology profs, or you can watch a great movie like this and understand human nature and desire more than you ever imagined.

Yes, we all want more, but most are not willing to make the commitment necessary to get it, and some cannot live with the consequences of failure. Who was it that said, "If you put all you own on one roll of the dice, and lose, and start over, you will be a man." That's why so many people stay married when they shouldn't - they can't face starting over.

This film had more life lessons that you can imagine and some damn fine actors to teach and entertain us.

Kim Basinger was magnificent as a struggling writer who falls into a gambling addiction. She really gets pathetic as she falls deeper in debt. Danny DeVito was also great as someone who life passed by and was now picking up crumbs. When faced with total loss, he took the coward's way out. Forest Whitaker gave an excellent performance as someone living on his brother's (Nick Cannon) ability. Tim Roth as Victor, the criminal, was dead on. I also enjoyed Ray Liotta and Carla Gugino, and thought Carson Brown was amazing.

Funniest Line: "Teenagers...they are God's way of punishing us for having sex."

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