source: Deal

When I started watching this movie, I thought it was a comedy. like American Pie or Ferris Bueller's Day Off, and I was quite right. because this must be a joke! On IMDb it says that this is a drama, but it says nothing about this being a filthy rip-off of The Color of Money. The difference is big, The Color of Money is a very good sequel to The Hustler although it's quite predictable. Deal is about a guy from American Pie who has spent too much time on Poker and * to know how to behave among girls. Or how to behave in general. Bandit is a veteran poker player who smells the scent of money when he watching the boy from American Pie lose in live television. The Bandit puts on his sunglasses and head to the boy to train him to become the best. Because he has faith in him. Bad acting and a poor attempt trying to make The Bandit cool when he is only old, stiff and smelly. The only thing he does is to breathe the boy in the neck in every poker game he plays. Since it doesn't help he pays a prostitute instead to have sexual intercourse whit the boy. Best summer ever? We're All Gonna Get Laid! The film also had it's deep moments too, like when the guy from American Pie talks about his future with his anxious parents or when The Bandit arguing with his wife about that he has a gambling problem. I hate this movie.

If you play poker, this movie will make you cringe. It's kind of like you get embarrassed just watching it. Like people said it's not in the same field as Rounders. It's not even as good as lucky you. Which I thought had a few cringey moments of dialogue. But overall still much better than this. The grand is a worthwhile movie over this aswell as a comedy with a poker story. Anyways, the acting is very subpar. The lead character just isnt super likeable. Probably stems from me just being turned off by the script. Poker movies will generally have some of the same formats and story lines to some extent. That's why execution, acting, and dialogue is so important and this movie falls short. All in all just keep rewatching Rounders. And maybe occasionally throw in lucky you and the grand for your poker movie fix.

You gotta love birth Reynolds regardless what movies in he always makes a movie better he always makes a movie better than it was believable it was fun to watch Brett Harris spongebob Brett Harrison also played a good partner's film I already recommend this anybody that's a burnt Reynolds fan.

saw this film the other day on Sky movies. Being a BR fan, thought I would give it a look. First off, it's a shame to see BR looking so rough these days.He has had so much bad plastic surgery these days that he looks pretty dreadful. Why he couldn't have just gotten older gracefully, i will never know. I'm quite certain his rotten looks have reduced his chances of getting decent roles. So this is what plastic Burt has to star in these days, some poorly made Color of Money rip-off.Personally, I don't like or understand Poker, so the card scenes held little interest. Burt's performance was reasonable - he is always capable of turning in a performance in any junk. To be honest, this is not worth the time. If you are interested in watching any Burt Reynolds movies, stick to the seventies, early 80's (and of course Boogie Nights).The obvious movies are deliverance,Smokey,CannonBall but Hustle,The End,Semi-tough,starting over,sharkey's machine,best friends are great examples of why Burt is a legend.

I don't play poker. It seemed illogical that two persons playing poker with 'play money' would conclude the last hand of a tournament by one of them ~ folding. This may be a misunderstanding by me, but I cannot imagine why anyone would ever fold in a one-on-one situation where the worst that can happen if you stay in the game is win 4 million -- where if you fold you give up any remote possibility of winning 8 million. Granted - one of the players was giving the other the win; but still - it doesn't seem like the game would ever be played in that manner. It seems like if it ever happened in real life, everyone in the place would be shocked beyond understanding. Am i wrong?

It feels like it would be more at home on the small screen rather than cinemas, There really isn't any suspense or tension. It tries, but never delivers. the movie's box office explain it all: the film cost $5 million to make, grossed less than $100,000 in theatrical release!! what a disaster, But I think "deal" was not that awful neither good, Had some good scenes like the scenes which take place at the poker table are very entertaining and well made. But if you don't like poker, you'll find this flick boring and the plot really stupid. The storyline was so predictable, I think a child could write that story! and got Burt Reynolds a Razzie nomination for Worst Supporting Actor!! HAHAHA thats tremendous, He's not deserving it!

"Deal" is the oldie about the retired card shark - who's sworn off the game for love of a good woman - who serruptitiously takes a promising young whippersnapper under his wing to train him in the fine art of high-stakes poker. Burt Reynolds is the leathery old pro and Bret Harrision his green, but cocky pupil who together head to Vegas and New Orleans for an intense session of training and instruction. But will Tommy be able to resist the lure of the tables and not mount a comeback of his own? And will we finally wind up with the card shark and the neophyte squaring off in a televised multi-million-dollar tournament to determine the very best poker player in the whole wide world? I'll see you and raise you on that bet. As a subject for film, poker is already one of the least compelling forms of competition there is, and "Deal" does little to rectify that situation. Moreover, the characters and plot lines are so hopelessly hackneyed and uninspired that we spend most of our time just waiting for the scenes to play themselves out. Harrison lacks charisma as the upstart newbie, but Reynolds brings a degree of gravitas to his overly-familiar role of a has-been trying to achieve the victory and personal glory he missed out on the first time around. But you'll wind up feeling as enervated as the players long before the final hand is played.

Burt Reynolds plays a retired poker player who quit after losing his nerve and all his money. He's been out of the game for 20 years. Brett Harrison is the up and coming young shark with natural talent, but a lot to learn. Burt offers to stake and coach him for a piece of the action... Sounding familiar yet? I don't need to tell you the rest of the plot because you should be able to figure it out for yourself. There are NO surprises in this movie. None. Meanwhile, the stars sleepwalk through a script that presents no challenges. According to IMDb's data, the film cost $5 million to make, grossed less than $100,000 in theatrical release, and got Burt Reynolds a Razzie nomination for Worst Supporting Actor. 'Nuff said?

Very poorly developed, the movie simply jumps into poker and fails to ever develop its characters or any interest in them. If you're a poker fan you'll probably enjoy watching this fictional version of World Tournament of Poker et al. But again, it's fictional, and apparently an opportunity for several big-name washed-out actors (Burt Reynolds, Jennifer Tilly) to get a job. But since it's fictional and the characters are simply pretend, there's nothing in this movie that causes your empathy or excitement to root for them, unfortunately. What a bum-deal.