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"Life is a People Game Too."
Stu Ungar had one of the most captivating lives in the history of biography, but, unfortunately, this movie does not do it justice. The motif here is that Ungar gives his memoirs verbally to an imagined mafioso in his hotel room shortly before he dies. Hence the film. <
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>The early parts are of the movie are the worst part as it's a Goodfellas rip off with even a replay of the wedding cash train scene that has been super-imposed to Stu's Bar Mitzvah. The local gangsters are devoid of the style found within Scorcese's classic. The child actor playing him in the beginning is completely wrong for the part. <
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>A major problem that I with High Roller also concerned casting because Michael Imperioli is way too cool to be playing a guy like Ungar. He can't come off with zero social skills if he tried for a century, but, of course, Hollywood being Hollywood, finding somebody like Stu amidst all the models is not easy to do. Imperioli's acting was excellent though aside from his physical appearance. <
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>One thing that I have to say in the director's defense about this movie is that they tried hard to be authentic with many of the facts. It was true that Ungar, even though he was worth millions, had his power shut off for not paying his bills. Also, it was historically accurate that his comment after winning the World Series of the Poker for the second time was that "he'd probably blow" the money which is exactly what he said and then did. <
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>There is a pseudo-Doyle Brunson composite character who takes on the role of best friend, if Stu could have had one. He makes a play onscreen in a cash game that I recognized from Super System. I was impressed that they pulled that out of the book to use here. It was quite believable that Stu would have been so obsessed that he had to sign his mortgage papers at the poker table. That kind of attention to detail is why I give High Roller the three stars. <
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wack Movie
Stu Ungar was a Great Poker Player.this film tried to take on all the elemnts of his life.Highs&Lows. Problem is the film is scattered all over. Michael Imperioli who plays christopher on the Sorpranos stars in the Starring role which is a big no no.Imperioli at best on a good day is a 3rd-4th Tier Actor.dude is a Great Creative Writer,but as far as acting in a big time Picture He doesn't have the Chops to pull it off&this film shows His limitations.this film is something you might catch at 3 in the morning when you can't sleep.

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I "Bet" the "Book" is better.
Found this movie very entertaining but didn't like the circumstance under which "Stuey" was telling the story. "Loosely based" on the life of Stuey Ungar is a good way to put it. I hope the book tells the real story and would certainly be up for a more biographical movie on the man. The heads up action where "Stuey" overpowers his various opponents is certainly entertaining and probably the most realistic part of the movie, but stuff like Billy Baxter being replaced by a chinese gangster is odd at best. <
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>Entertaining none the less. <
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