Storyline

Axel Freed, a college professor and very successful at his job, is addicted to gambling, who wins big, but loses it all just as fast. He borrowed from his girlfriend, his wealthy mother, and last but not least a loan shark. It just gets worse for him because he can't stop. But when his girlfriend decides to leave him, his mom decides to disown him, and the mob wants to kill him, Axel decides to make a big score to win big and pay off everyone to stay alive and keep his dignity and come out ahead.—Wesley Benton

Plot Keywords

grandfather grandson relationship, teacher student relationship, university student, gash in the face, ambiguous ending, threatened with a knife, bloody face, bookie, university professor, lecture, hotel room, locked in a room, bathtub, radio, listening to radio, man in bathtub, italian american, speech, betting, harvard university

Short Review

Reisz, Caan, and screenwriter James Toback have constructed the character and the movie so convincingly that the scene not only works, but works two ways: first as suspense, and then as character revelation.

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