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" Notes: To be honest, I had some trouble to really connect with the damned thing. I don’t know, maybe, I have seen by now too many movies dealing with a degenerate gambling addict to really care. Seriously, within the first 5 minutes, it was pretty obvious how the whole thing would go. Still, I have to admit that I didn’t see the ending coming but, while it was shocking, it was after all hardly surprising, considering the highly destructive behaviour of the main character. Another thing was"
" Notes: To be honest, I had some trouble to really connect with the damned thing. I don’t know, maybe, I have seen by now too many movies dealing with a degenerate gambling addict to really care. Seriously, within the first 5 minutes, it was pretty obvious how the whole thing would go. Still, I have to admit that I didn’t see the ending coming but, while it was shocking, it was after all hardly surprising, considering the highly destructive behaviour of the main character. Another thing was"
"December 24th Directed by: Josh & Benny Safdie 2nd Viewing Before: 4 After: 4"
"Format: Streaming Viewing: 1st Thoughts: Gritty NYC. Pure anxiety. Made me think of Bad Lieutenant. Adam was great. "
"Reasons for Prediction: The Safdie Brothers have a wild imagination and could possible change the game even more with Sandler in the lead. I don't know yet, but I'm assuming it will be a mostly serious role for him, which helps its chances greatly. Results: NOT Nominated for Best Picture ZERO Wins ZERO Nominations "