The plot is quient boring appart from two surprising turnarounds. The characters could have been outlined much more deeper... at least the role of Roger Guenveur Smith was worth watching this movie.
Description:In the shady atmosphere of an underground gambling club, Los Angeles card sharks come out to play. Deception and trickery is the only rule in a game where nothing is as it seems, and everyone has a poker face. The hustlers get hustled, and a fortune rests on every deal. Vernon is a card mechanic--hisold flame, Tiffany, is the kind of In the shady atmosphere of an underground gambling club, Los Angeles card sharks come out to play. Deception and trickery is the only rule in a game where nothing is as it seems, and everyone has a poker face. The hustlers get hustled, and a fortune rests on every deal. Vernon is a card mechanic--hisold flame, Tiffany, is the kind of woman who will cut out a man's heart if it will earn her a fast buck. Her fellow conman-in-crime, Miller, shoots for any deal that has a payout; be it a petty hustle, or a sophisticated scam. This is a hard-edged crew with a common goal: to beat the The Dean, the ultimate card mechanic and a man for whom players will drop their entire bankroll, just to say that they have taken a seat at his table.... (more)(less)
""I was mucking cards since before you were born."
Plot: Shade is set in the world of poker hustlers working the clubs and martini bars of Los Angeles. The tale unfolds as a group of hustlers encounter "The Dean" and pull off a successful sting that results in their pursuit by a vengeful gangster.
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Jää selvästi kakkoseksi tätä kaksi vuotta vanhemmalle Ocean's Elevenille lähes kaikessa. Meininki ei ole läheskään yhtä rentoa, ja näin ollen tästä myös puuttuu se veijarimainen fiilis jota on kyllä selvästi tässä haettu. Käsikirjoitus onkin olevinaan ovela, muttei toimi tarpeeksi hyvin näin pinnallisena. Ja suoraan sanottuna tässä on heitetty näyttelijät täysin hukkaan. Jamie Foxxin osuus leffassa on erittäin pieni ja turha, eikä hapuilevan olo"
"Shade - Nos Bastidores do Jogo
No submundo do pôquer de Las Vegas, jogadores profissionais de baralho estão em cena disputando milhares de dólares. Vernon (Stuart Townsend), é um jovem trapaceiro que faz magia com as cartas. Ao lado do veterano Charlie (Gabriel Byrne) e da sexy Tiffany (Thandie Newton), arma golpe e levanta US$ 250 mil, entrada para o jogo de cartas mais disputado da cidade contra Sylvester Stallone, o papa do jogo. O prêmio maior é de US$ 2 milhões, mas mafiosos furioso"
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“The plot is quient boring appart from two surprising turnarounds. The characters could have been outlined much more deeper... at least the role of Roger Guenveur Smith was worth watching this movie.” read more