Finder’s Fee (2000)
Mature themes
| Director: | Jeff Probst |
| Actors: | James Earl Jones, Matthew Lillard, Robert Forster, Dash Mihok, Ryan Reynolds, Carly Pope, Erik Palladino, Frances Bay |
A first feature from the man best known as the host of the hugely successful reality-TV series Survivor, Jeff Probst's twisty thriller is centered around the world of card-playing and con men. A street artist, Tepper (Erik Palladino), finds a wallet outside his apartment building one rainy New York night and phones a number he finds inside. He finds out it belongs to Avery Phillips (James Earl Jones) but notices it contains a lottery ticket worth six million dollars and foolishly tells his garrulous pal Fishman (Matthew Lillard). On the night of their poker game, two more men enter the equation: Quigley (Ryan Reynolds), a divorced sad-sack, and Bolan (Dash Mihok). After Tepper phones him, Avery decides to sit in on their game, unaware that Tepper has his winning lottery ticket. As their game progresses, Tepper's sense of ethics is put to the test, as are the loyalties of the men at the game.
| Status: | Unavailable |
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| Run time: | 98mins |
| Origin: | CANADA |
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Member Reviews (3)
3 Member
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4th
says
This is a VERY frustrating movie to watch, the suggested tension is at best unbelievable because you know what is threatening the whole film, however it does tip you at the finish line but the audio track seems muffled which can make it harder still to get there.
Dan MS
says
Entertaining as a film, yet it falls short of other card-playing New York dramas, such as Rounders. In terms of acting, it is well cast and each person portrays their character well. It was great to see Ryan Reynolds doing something more than his typical goofball lines. The plot has a few holes towards the end, and you may be left wondering about how it all fits together. A good 'rainy weekend' movie...
Sandra Fox
says
Not a bad movie.