101 minute running time … I generally like gambling movies since I gamble for a living… this one starred William Macy, who always plays a sad sack guy … he works at a casino as a “cooler,” which is someone whose luck is so bad that he can turn other people’s luck off just by being near them (sort of a neat idea).

A pretty bar maid improbably falls for him (later revealed that she was paid to do so) … she is played by Maria Bello, who sort of looks like Naomi Watts or Tea Leoni … she is in her mid thirties in this movie, so past her prime, but her bod is still in good shape … looks like she has bad skin, which they couldn’t really cover up, but she’s attractive for sure.

Macy’s estranged son and “pregnant” daughter-in-law show up and things get a little complicated. Macy is close to paying off a gambling debt to his old “friend” and casino boss, so the cocktail waitress was hired to keep him around. The story isn’t very good and this was a low-budget movie for sure, but it isn’t terrible terrible, just not good enough to recommend to anyone.

Alec Baldwin plays the f-bomb dropping casino boss. Baldwin always good with his psycho blue-eyed look. A young-looking Ron Livingston is in it… you may know him as Jack Berger in Sex and the City.

An unusual, low-budget movie, not terrible but also not worth recommending either. Thanks to Barry in my Discord for the reco. Yellow Rating.