Rounders

StarringMike McDermott - Matt DamonLester Murphy (aka Worm) - Edward NortonTeddy KGB - John MalkovichJo - Gretchen MolAbe Petrovsky - Martin LandauJohnny Chan - Johnny ChanYear: 1998Review  You think poker is just a game. Like tic-tac-toe or this sort of thing. But be careful. You can fall in love with the game or even become addicted to it. Especially if its No Limit  The story of Mike McDermott (Matt Damon) will show you what NL can be. A law student and a rounder at the same moment. We can watch him playing against Teddy KGB (John Malkovich) in the back room. He lost all he had to this Russian. He lost even his girlfriend not to this Russian not to Russian at all he just lost her because he was a gambler. Isnt it familiar? Every poker player once had that choice: Either me or your lousy poker! So, Mike makes a choice and were ready to believe that hes no longer a gambler.  He begins to study law and to live like any man. But his true calling is poker. After his friend Worm is released he begins to understand it. At first it seems to him that hes forced to play, but under this is only a mask that hides a desperate desire to gamble  The other reason to see this movie is Johnny Chan. With his orange, as always  One of the viewers said that it's one of the most realistic movie about gambling ever: "Amassing large fortunes and getting broke again then back in the same day. The life of gambling is one of extremes, danger and euphoria. People get drawn into it and like a drug become addicted, a small handful end up conquering it and carving out a life for themselves."  You will also like this movie for these flowers of speech:"In the game of life play the cards you're dealt""Trust everyone... but always cut the cards"