Rounders - Movie Review

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Yeah I remember Brando sitting there by the pool. Only thing missing for him was Princess Leia on a chain

And you're also correct on the Gere film. Norton isn't re ed there, just brain addled. Also a fake to get away with murder this time. And again the only redeeming quality of an otherwise stale film.

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And you're also correct on the Gere film. Norton isn't re ed there, just brain addled. Also a fake to get away with murder this time. And again the only redeeming quality of an otherwise stale film.

Gere is a terrible actor. He's infinitely worse than Costner.

I can't think of anything I liked him in. Maybe Internal Affairs was his best work because the character was so insincere that Gere's bad acting fit the role.

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Gere is a terrible actor. He's infinitely worse than Costner.

I can't think of anything I liked him in. Maybe Internal Affairs was his best work because the character was so insincere that Gere's bad acting fit the role.

But, he does excel in "American Gigolo." That was a difficult assignment and he nailed it. The character is out of his element/accused of murder & out of his league/targeted by an extremely aggressive and savvy LA detective. Then to complicate matters he's ruthlessly undermined by a fellow gigolo (the black guy). Gere cannot come off as cool & collected as he battles multiple demons. And he doesn't. He's ed and he doesn't grasp that until it's too late, like any "honest" fellow in his position would. Christ, he had absolutely everything going his way and it completely falls apart in a matter of days.

I like him there, SS.

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But, he does excel in "American Gigolo." That was a difficult assignment and he nailed it. The character is out of his element/accused of murder & out of his league/targeted by an extremely aggressive and savvy LA detective. Then to complicate matters he's ruthlessly undermined by a fellow gigolo (the black guy). Gere cannot come off as cool & collected as he battles multiple demons. And he doesn't. He's ed and he doesn't grasp that until it's too late, like any "honest" fellow in his position would. Christ, he had absolutely everything going his way and it completely falls apart in a matter of days.

I like him there, SS.

It's been so long since I saw that and I was pretty young. So maybe you're right. I don't know. I've enjoyed a handful of his movies but prop because of the script or cast...not Gere. The Chinese thing was good I Think. Then something where he was dying or his love interest was dying. Something else where he was an attorney. Pretty woman was good despite Gere and Roberts. He just can't pull of a sincere line IMO.

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It's been so long since I saw that and I was pretty young. So maybe you're right. I don't know. I've enjoyed a handful of his movies but prop because of the script or cast...not Gere. The Chinese thing was good I Think. Then something where he was dying or his love interest was dying. Something else where he was an attorney. Pretty woman was good despite Gere and Roberts. He just can't pull of a sincere line IMO.

Looked up the IMDB list. I actually liked him in Cotton Club.

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Looked up the IMDB list. I actually liked him in Cotton Club.

I didn't care for CC. I thought it was frazzled & fractured.