Deal To Be Released April 25

April 13, 2008

Over the last couple of years, we’ve seen a series of poker hit the silver screen, with not one of them being able to capture poker in its truest form.

The next poker movie, Starring Bret Harrison; Burt Reynolds and Shannon Elizabeth, to hit the screen will see a limited release on April 25th.

Along with a slew of cameos, Antonio Esfandiari; Joe Hachem; Phil Laak; Chris Moneymaker; Greg Raymer and Vincent Van Patten are some of the big name poker players to be credited as playing themselves in the film.

No poker movie, since the release of Rounders in 1998, has been able to come close to truly capturing the essence of the game. Deal has already been reviewed as “The best poker movie since Rounders”, “The real deal” and “Captures the poker world like it is” by some of the Poker stars to have rolls in the movie.

I’m not sure that people who have parts of the movie are the best, unbiased, source for a review, but I will hold off on any judgment until after I see the film.

The plot of Deal is as follows: As an ex-gambler teaches a hot-shot college kid some things about playing cards, he finds himself pulled into the world series of poker, where his protg is his toughest competition.

It sounds like a solid pitch, as the same plot formula worked rather well in the 1986 film The Color of Money starring Paul Newman and Tom Cruise. (The Color of Money also has John Tuturro as part of its cast, better known to you as “Joey Knish” from Rounders)

I look forward to seeing if this movie can come through with a real, accurate and entertaining view of the poker world, or if it will fall flat like another recent film which didn’t get so lucky.

Deal To Be Released April 25

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