The Cooler (2003)

Calificación de los usuarios:

7.0/10   

Director:

Wayne Kramer

Escritores (WGA):

Frank Hannah (written by) &
Wayne Kramer (written by)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

27 febrero 2004 (Turkey)

Género:

Drama | Romance | Comedia

Frase comercial:

When your life depends on losing... the last thing you need is lady luck.

Plot:

In an old school Las Vegas casino, its top gambling jinx breaks his curse when he falls in love, much to his boss' consternation.

Plot Keywords:

Casino | Luck | Bad Luck | Cooler | Cocktail Waitress

Premios:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 8 wins & 18 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Oddly compelling story of luck and love

Reparto

William H. Macy	...	Bernie Lootz
Alec Baldwin	...	Shelly Kaplow
Maria Bello	...	Natalie Belisario
Shawn Hatosy	...	Mikey
Ron Livingston	...	Larry Sokolov
Paul Sorvino	...	Buddy Stafford
Estella Warren	...	Charlene
Arthur J. Nascarella	...	Nicky Fingers Bonnatto
Joey Fatone	...	Johnny Cappella
M.C. Gainey	...	Highway Officer (as MC Gainey)
Ellen Greene	...	Doris
Don Scribner	...	Lou
Tony Longo	...	Tony
Richard Israel	...	Marty Goldfarb
Timothy Landfield	...	The Player

También conocida como:

Golpe de suerte (Argentina) [es]

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexuality, violence, language and some drug use. (edited version)

Duración:

101 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Color

Relación de Aspecto:

2.35 : 1

Clasificación:

USA:TV-MA (TV rating) | South Korea:18 | Portugal:M/16 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Canada:18A | Finland:K-15 | France:U | Germany:16 | Ireland:15 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:15 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:NC-17 (original rating) | USA:R (edited for re-rating) | Canada:A (Ontario) | Singapore:M18 (DVD rating) | Singapore:R(A)

Locaciones de Filmación:

Landmark Hotel - Convention Center Drive and Paradise Road, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Compañía:

ContentFilm

Trivialidades:

The entire film was shot in Reno over three weeks, mainly inside a Reno Hotel Casino, The Golden Phoenix, that was being remodeled. The Golden Phoenix is on Sierra Street. The hotel was previously the Flamingo Hilton Reno, and prior to that was Del Webb's Sahara Reno Hotel.

Errores:

Continuidad: During the opening credits, the croupier of a roulette table which Bernie has cooled puts the win marker on (00) double zero. However, the ball is still in motion and hasn't yet landed in any slot.

Citas:

Bernie: Better luck next time.

Conexiones de Película:

Apareció en The 61st Annual Golden Globe Awards (2004) (TV)

Banda de Sonido:

Candy

Oddly compelling story of luck and love

William Macy's Bernie Loots is a full-time loser. His luck is so bad that it rubs off on anybody around him. Lootz is a cooler - a guy who circulates around in a casino run by Alec Baldwin, cooling off winning streaks. If this sounds improbable, you've rented the wrong DVD, because it only gets moreso. This film is a somewhat unique Vegas fantasy film where luck and love play the starring roles. It's a Las Vegas love story, but unlike the disturbing Leaving Las Vegas, it's not a story of hopelessness and redemption, but rather, an adult fairy tale.

Maria Bello turns in an excellent performance as Lootz' romantic interest - the woman who changes everything for him, turning his luck around and, therefore, threatening his livelihood. Alec Baldwin, an obsessed and beleaguered casino manager, will stop at nothing to keep Lootz around.

I'm not a big fan of Vegas, or Vegas-oriented films, but the cast and the unusual themes of The Cooler made it a must see for me. The script was good, and the cinematography was good, but nothing special. Baldwin is terrific and so is Maria Bello. Macy's performance was not quite up to his usual par, and the direction occasionally seemed a little directionless, but all in all, this is an interesting film and well worth seeing.