This is tired, tired stuff.

| Original Score: C- | Sep 2, 2022

"Rounders" is basically "Good Will Hunting 2." I'll go so far as to say that it's even more entertaining. I've seen "Good Will Hunting" twice. I've seen "Rounders" at least nine times.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 31, 2021

If you are a fan of poker, you will likely love this film's portrayal of the poker world.

| Original Score: 3.5/4.0 | Sep 21, 2020

The most vivid and most enjoyable movies immerse us in a world, and show us how that world works. The screenplay by David Levien and Brian Koppelman does that; Dahl's direction closes the deal.

| Jun 19, 2016

John Dahl's film is not as sinister or complex as its cinematic cousin, House of Games, but it is fun to see these young Hollywood studs (Damon, Edward Norton, Gretchen Mol) strut their stuff.

| Original Score: 71/100 | May 3, 2013

Although featuring a splendid Edward Norton performance, 'Rounders' comes across as too unbelievable, often straying beyond the bounds of rationality.

| Oct 29, 2011

| Original Score: B | Sep 7, 2011

John Dahl creates an intelligent and character-driven crime-drama built around solid performances by Damon and Norton.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Mar 25, 2008

The wholesome pup's poker face alone, however, hardly accounts for the film's failure to thrill. Damon's character doesn't really have that much stake in the story's outcome.

| Mar 25, 2008

Intermittently engaging but dramatically slack.

Full Review | Mar 25, 2008

This ode to the allure of clipping suckers and psyching out the competition is richly atmospheric but thin in the character department.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Mar 25, 2008

Gretchen Mol, Edward Norton, John Turturro, Martin Landau, and Famke Janssen costar; they're all pretty good, but not good enough to make this 1998 feature worth seeing.

| Mar 25, 2008

In his first non-noir film, John Dahl, assisted by the great French lenser Jean-Yves Escoffier, gives New York's underground gambling scene a vivid atmopshere, with special attention to its particular rituals and fast macho talk.

| Original Score: B- | Jan 14, 2007

"Rounders" makes you feel the suspense and thrive in the thrill of the moment, always coming up aces.

| Original Score: 4/4 | Dec 17, 2006

The end result is still short of a winning hand, since the screenplay is so utterly predictable.

| Jun 24, 2006

Other directors simply pay homage to film noir and their movies come across as copies or throwbacks, but Dahl's movies work because he seems to understand the inner workings of film noir, and the absurd situations that people can get into.

| Original Score: 3/4 | May 26, 2006

It's too bad with all of the poker action there wasn't enough time to establish the relationships between characters.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 6, 2005

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 5, 2005

It's a likable movie and a solid follow up for Damon.

| Original Score: B | Apr 9, 2005

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Apr 2, 2005