Russell Crowe should learn when to hold 'em and when to fold 'em. He writes, directs, and stars in Poker Face, a thriller with a fat lot of nothing in its hand. JacobOller's review:
should imply something about its ability to conceal its secrets behind an unreadable facade, but Russell Crowe’s second spin in the director’s chair doesn’t even give you the chance to speculate about its bluffs before showing its hand.
After this and other mind-numbing stage-setting, Jake assembles his now-grown buddies—Michael , Alex , Paul and, eventually, Andrew —alongside his lawyer Sam at his billionaire bunker. The only one with a personality is Michael, who’s a suicidally sad alcoholic, and everyone’s an Aussie…except RZA, who apparently grew out of his accent since his sepia-toned youth.
The better a filmmaker gets, the more they’re willing to leave to their audience. On the other end of that spectrum, Crowe painstakingly patronizes us. He inserts momentary re-flashbacks to the opening flashback whenever one of Jake’s friends is introduced, in case we forgot the main piece of information in the movie : Jake and his pals go way back.
When the well-cast bad guys finally arrive at the generic, white-and-modern mansion, it’s a little shocking thatis still trying to convince us that it has stakes. We’re not worried that Jake’ll be robbed of his art or cash. He’s stupid rich and terminally ill. His friends’ lives aren’t in danger. They sit in a panic room that the thieves can’t even locate.
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