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Even Money
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Generally unfavorable reviews
Based on 10 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 8 votes
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Movie Info
Genre(s): Crime | Drama
Written by: Robert Tannen
Directed by: Mark Rydell
Release Date:
Theatrical: May 18, 2007
DVD: September 11, 2007
Running Time: 116 minutes, Color
Origin: USA
Summary
RATING: R for language, violence and brief sexuality
Starring Kim Basinger, Danny DeVito, Kelsey Grammer, Nick Cannon, Ray Liotta, Forest Whitaker, Carla Gugino, Grant Sullivan, Jay Mohr, and Cassandra Hepburn
Even Money is a ferociously compelling drama that follows the lives of nine individuals as their fates become increasingly entwined in a web of addiction and gambling, culminating at one critical moment where their lives will be lost or reclaimed. (Yari Film Group Releasing)
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What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
New York Post Kyle Smith
Kim Basinger gives one of her strongest performances in Even Money, a kind of "Crash" fueled by gambling instead of racism.
Read Full Review >Entertainment Weekly Lisa Schwarzbaum
An overstructured, overacted indie drama about gambling, addiction, and the sawdusty romanticism of old-time magicians.
Read Full Review >Christian Science Monitor Peter Rainer
As the gambler who needs his basketball phenom brother to shave points, Whitaker has some expressive scenes, and Roth knows how to make malice gleam. But almost nothing else in this movie does.
Read Full Review >Los Angeles Times Ed Gonzalez
The film's subject is not race but gambling, yet the cynical message is the same: We're all pathetic.
Read Full Review >Variety Robert Koehler
Standard-issue directorial approach is perfectly in keeping with a script whose natural berth is on the tube.
Read Full Review >Village Voice Michelle Orange
The problem with ensemble films, and this one in particular, is that they often flit instead of float between story arcs. With deep lags in momentum, it is this lack of cohesion that nearly cancels out what can be great about ensemble films: the performances.
Read Full Review >New York Daily News Jack Mathews
Nothing in the movie rings true, least of all its depiction of gambling, both in casinos and in the bookie world that ultimately drives the story.
Read Full Review >The Hollywood Reporter John DeFore
Overlong and overstuffed with cliches -- the movie doesn't seem to realize how close it comes to comedy.
Read Full Review >The New York Times Stephen Holden
A scare movie about gambling addiction, is as grim and lurid as any in the recent spate of films about the evils of crystal meth.
Read Full Review >TV Guide Maitland McDonagh
A high-profile cast can't save this multi-narrative drama about gambling addiction from its wildly uneven tone, which veers from high melodrama to hard-boiled pastiche so overwrought that it's unintentionally funny.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this movie is 6.3 (out of 10) based on 8 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
David G gave it a10:
Don't believe the bad reviews. Great movie, Great cast. Gamblers will love it.
James M' gave it a10:
Cant believe the low ratings for this film. This was a great movie, right down to the twist at the end. Highly recommended
Lawrence M' gave it a7:
Can't understand the critics. This was not a bad movie and the acting was believable.
Eric Y. gave it a2:
We turned it off. Horrible. It wasn't going anywhere.
Gilad E. gave it a2:
One of the worst movies I've ever seen. Name an element of filmmaking - dialogue, acting, plot, cinematography, music - and Even Money ruins it. Totally awful.
