22 August 2010

If you've ever been a lady to begin with

The Cooler

(2003)
The language isn't Mametesque, but everything else about this sad-sack loser's story is, including said sad-sack loser and his antagonist being played by Mamet regulars Bill Macy and Alec Baldwin. One of those stories that begins with an implausible premise--Macy's Bernie Lootz is a genuine bad-luck charm, whose touch can kill a gambler's hot streak, and that makes him a valuable property to Baldwin's casino boss Shelly Kaplow--and once you buy into that, everything else makes sense.

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