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Genres:
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Comedy /
Drama /
Romance /
Music
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Release:
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Director:
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Wayne Kramer
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Actors:
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Ellen Greene,
Richard Israel,
Don Scribner,
Timothy Landfield,
William H. Macy,
Alec Baldwin,
Maria Bello,
Shawn Hatosy,
Ron Livingston,
Paul Sorvino,
Estella Warren,
Arthur J. Nascarella,
Joey Fatone,
M.C. Gainey,
Tony Longo
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Duration:
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101 min.
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Rating:
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(7/10)112.5
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Plot Summary:
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A casino employee (William H. Macy) falls for a cocktail waitress (Maria Bello) and crosses the dwelling big cheese (Alec Baldwin) while trying to seduce the luck of winning gamblers.
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Are you lucky?
I like the idea behind this film and the underlying message that luck is a consequence of inner well-being and a positive psychology. The paradox of Las Vegas is beautifully presented to us - the seeming dazzle and exhilaration of the strip against the soulless and lonely existence that many of its workers experience each day. The Cooler is one of these workers, a man employed by the Shangri La to bring bad luck to high rollers just by being himself and 'cooling' the floor. The cooler crosses paths with a waitress and an unlikely relationship develops which has dire consequences for the profit-margin of the casino. The concept that luck can be influenced and is not purely random might stick in the throats of some and the improbability of a young beautiful woman falling for an agein...
Cooler, The
The story of a man whose job it is to bring bad luck to gamblers on a winning streak. Drama starring William H Macy, Alec Baldwin and Maria Bello
At first glance, the casting of William H Macy as Bernie Lootz, the unluckiest guy in Las Vegas, seems uninspired. After all, Macy - be it in Boogie Nights, Magnolia, Fargo or Mystery Men - has made his living as an actor specialising in losers. One more hardly seems necessary. But utilising this baggage is chiefly why director and co-writer Wayne Kramer casts Macy, who offers up one of his more surprising and effective performances.
The film opens as Bernie is just days away from fulfilling his debt to Shelly Kaplow (Baldwin), the casino owner who employs him. A former gambler, Bernie...
Cooler, The
Astringent comedy around two losers finding themselves surrounded by the chaotic, harsh time of big-in good time gambling; the peerless performances hit the jackpot.
Cooler, The
"...One of the most successfully films of the year..."
Cooler, The
At prime glance, the casting of William H Macy as Bernie Lootz, the unluckiest guy in Las Vegas, seems uninspired. After all, Macy - be it in Boogie Nights, Magnolia, Fargo or Vagueness Men - has made his living as an actor specialising in losers. One more only just seems necessary. But utilising this baggage is chiefly why pilot and co-writer Wayne Kramer casts Macy, who offers up at one of his more surprising and effective performances. The integument opens as Bernie is just days away from fulfilling his straitened to Shelly Kaplow (Baldwin), the casino P who employs him. A former gambler, Bernie was given a knee harm at near Shelly - who then paid to acquire him patched up and kept him on the payroll to work off the mark his debts. His job? To 'chilliness'...
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