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<blockquote data-quote="Willie Oleson" data-source="post: 342299" data-attributes="member: 8">[ATTACH=full]41148[/ATTACH]A crime/gore/thriller with some surprisingly funny moments and comments, and a narrative that is in sync with the poker game itself.Not that I know anything about the rules of poker but I&#039;m sure everybody&#039;s familiar with the mood of it.Since POKER NIGHT mimicks the tough-talk stories that are being told within the story I felt the ending was a little straightforward and therefore doesn&#039;t quite pack a punch.Overall, an original film that kinda bluffs, bedazzles and confuses in a way the poker player is supposed to do (I think).[ATTACH=full]41150[/ATTACH]I didn&#039;t know this was based on/inspired by real people and true events and that&#039;s why it looked like a &quot;David Lynch&quot; for kids - and that&#039;s right up my cul de sac.So, when I discovered that it was a semi-biopic it felt a tiny bit disappointed, but only for a few moments.Because I know what most biopics look like, and this is definitely not&nbsp; of them.A special mention for Tom Hank&#039;s scene in &quot;let&#039;s have a minute of silence&quot; - he was looking straight into the camera for what seemed like minutes and I didn&#039;t know if or what was going to happen. I pushed my chair backwards and I think it&#039;s rather unique to have such a physical experience.I also loved the puppets and toy imagery.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Willie Oleson, post: 342299, member: 8"] [ATTACH type="full"]41148[/ATTACH] A crime/gore/thriller with some surprisingly funny moments and comments, and a narrative that is in sync with the poker game itself. Not that I know anything about the rules of poker but I'm sure everybody's familiar with the mood of it. Since POKER NIGHT mimicks the tough-talk stories that are being told within the story I felt the ending was a little straightforward and therefore doesn't quite pack a punch. Overall, an original film that kinda bluffs, bedazzles and confuses in a way the poker player is supposed to do (I think). [ATTACH type="full"]41150[/ATTACH] I didn't know this was based on/inspired by real people and true events and that's why it looked like a "David Lynch" for kids - and that's right up my cul de sac. So, when I discovered that it was a semi-biopic it felt a tiny bit disappointed, but only for a few moments. Because I know what most biopics look like, and this is definitely [I][B]not[/B][/I] of them. A special mention for Tom Hank's scene in "let's have a minute of silence" - he was looking straight into the camera for what seemed like minutes and I didn't know if or what was going to happen. I pushed my chair backwards and I think it's rather unique to have such a physical experience. I also loved the puppets and toy imagery. [/QUOTE]

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