Perry Kate Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

SnoReptilePlenty Memorable, crazy movie

Inadvands Boring, over-political, tech fuzed mess

Bluebell Alcock Ok... Let's be honest. It cannot be the best movie but is quite enjoyable. The movie has the potential to develop a great plot for future movies

bamboojade-92247 Frat boy wastes his precious daddy's college funds playing computer controlled online poker and wins a few bucks, so next thing, he is at the WPT at the championship table. Yeah, right...rolling my eyes. Burt Reynolds taught him how to get there; except we never get to see actual teaching. Our hero is naive with real poker and women, but thanks to Hollywood fantasy...he is the big winner. And Burt gets to make a comeback in the poker limelight. Oh, and our hero throws in the towel at the last minute so Burt can have his chance in the sun.Stupid, boring movie.

Desertman84 I have just recently read an article about Poker genre films.It was stated in that article that after Rounders was shown,a few movies of the similar genre came along such as Lucky You and Deal.Sad to say,they did not live up to the greatness of the Matt Damon film.Then I got into Walgreens.I was looking for DVD's.I came upon the movie,Deal and it was on sale.Since it was affordable,I decided to buy it.Upon reaching the cashier,it was delighted to find out that I got a cash reward for being a Walgreens card member and got more discount.Overall,I got the movie for just 99 cents.Not expecting much from it,I got home and began watching with this on my mind,"What's the deal with the Deal?" and how bad was it compared to Rounders?The Deal stars Burt Reynolds,a well-known icon together with Bret Harrison, and Shannon Elizabeth. World Poker Tour commentators Mike Sexton, Vince Van Patten and Courtney Friel play themselves. A number of other professional poker players and poker-playing celebrities, including Elizabeth, Jennifer Tilly, Phil Laak, Antonio Esfandiari, Greg Raymer, Chris Moneymaker and Isabelle Mercier.Deal tells the story of a former poker player who tutors a younger player.Alex Stillman is a Yale senior with a knack for Texas Hold 'Em. But while Alex dreams of the day he'll be able to dominate the tables out in Las Vegas, he hasn't mastered the art of the cards just yet. Alex's luck begins to change, however, after a chance encounter with legendary poker player Tommy Vinson,who gave up gambling 20 years ago in hopes that he could save his family. Alex agrees to become Tommy's protégé, and together the pair wins every tournament they enter. But Alex's attraction to beautiful Michelle has caused his attention shift away from the tables, and that distraction has opened up a deep chasm between the emerging talent and the undisputed master which led them to call off their partnership.At the conclusion, they find themselves on opposite sides of the table at the fictional World Poker Tour championship.So going back to my question,"What's the deal with the Deal?".First of all,the plot simply was a rip off of Color Of Money particularly the teacher-protégé relationship. Instead of pool,we have it in the poker setting.Too bad that we don't have the great performances of Tom Cruise and the late Paul Newman in it but the uninspired and wooden acting of Reynolds and Harrison.Also,we didn't have the interesting characters of the Scorcese film.It seems that the people were just going to the motions.What's worse,the relationship between Alex and Michelle lack clarity until the film's end.It even bothers me why her character was even placed into the story and after a few scenes will just be written off?Overall,the movie just less inventive and totally uncreative considering that it employed multiple cinematic clichés which makes it predictable and the viewer is probably just saying,"Haven't I seen that in another movie before?".At the conclusion,we also find it similar to Lucky You wherein the protégé throws a winning hand for his teacher to win.I found it somewhat saying,"What??" I thought that Alex and Tommy had a falling out?Why the sudden change of heart in Alex's heart?That is one question left answered by the movie.Let's admit that the film is a second rate.But to its credit,it at least manages to cast well-known poker players.But it will definitely not generate more interest in the game unlike Rounders.

Dalazen_Junior Before commenting on the film, I just want to say that Deal is not the bad film critics are bashing for apparent no reason, not even by far. It wasn't a masterpiece, but Deal was certainly entertaining for what it is: a light-weight, straight-forward drama/coming-of-age story that takes place in the world of Poker championships. The story doesn't need twists and turns. So what if you can see the ending coming by a mile?it was still great to watch Burt and Bret Harrison playing each other so well. With its short running time, Deal flows nicely. Not flashy or made on a huge budget, Deal delivered a good time nevertheless, and it was quite moving to see Burt Reynolds, one of the most criminally underestimated actors of Hollywood, back to the theaters playing a main part again. The man is seventy two now, but still holds his impressive charm and larger-than-life screen presence. To have lived the life he lived -being Number One Box Office actor for five years straight and then falling from grace and being destroyed by a serious of awful circumstances and career mistakes - gives Reynolds a living legend aura and certainly made me think that he is one of those last, great movie stars who won't get the recognition he deserves, that is, until the day he dies, but then it will be too late. It happened to Charles Bronson, it happened to Roy Scheyder, it happened to Rod Steiger: in the late phase of their careers, they were criminally forgotten and nighted, when they truly deserved the due respect.

sackjigler This is not in any way, shape, or form, a good film. It is your typical run of the mill story only played much worse than normal. I guess it's nice that they got a few real poker players in this, but that's all that is worth mentioning. It's already been said, but Shannon Elizabeth is in it for about 5 minutes and then they just do away with her character completely. Burt Reynolds is grabbing another paycheck and the main character is not at all convincing. If he is supposed to be that good, how come everyone knew what he had at the end. This movie is just weak, i wouldn't waste your time. Go ahead and rent Rounders or even Lucky You if you want a better poker film.