Review – Rounders

I must admit at the outset that the allure of movies about poker players eludes me entirely. Thus it should come as no surprise that I found this grim, pseudo-noir tale of a former card shark trying to make good by going to law school but ultimately being drawn back into the game by his ne’er-do-well friend more or less completely charmless. Actually, it should come as at least a small surprise; I have no affection for Matt Damon at all, but I’ve liked John Malkovich and Edward Norton in other films. Not in this one, however. See if desperate