- Actors: James Spader, Mandy Patinkin, M. Emmet Walsh, Charles Durning, Joel Grey
- Directors: Philip Haas
- Writers: Paul Auster, Philip Haas, Belinda Haas
- Producers: Dylan Sellers, Frederick Zollo, Kerry Orent, Lindsay Law, Miles A. Copeland III
- Classification: 15
- Studio: Vci
- VHS Release Date: 22 April 2002
- Run Time: 98 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00004COPB
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 22,954 in Video (See Top 100 in Video)
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The Observer
"A gripping, intellectual thriller"
"… offbeat and made with cool style by director Philip Hass, it is distinguished by excellent performances …."
"… offbeat and made with cool style by director Philip Hass, it is distinguished by excellent performances …."
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I remember watching this film late at night with a friend at uni - about 6 years ago. It gave us chills throughout and we tried to find out what it was called but failed. Suddenly it has come to me that the star was James Spader - so thanks to the internet I looked it up.
The plot is about how a bet goes wrong, and how much chance and coincidence can affect the future.
I wholeheartedly recommend this film. It's not usual for a film to stay with me for that long - it has a truly chilling appeal and the only reason it only gets 4 stars is that the style is actually distressing and might upset some people.
I'm now doing my best to get to see it again!!! You won't regret your two hours if you manage to track this one down.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
The first scene where Patinkin picks up Spader draws you right into, what is really, the middle of the story-for Jim (Patinkin, anyway). He is a drifter, drifting on his fathers money when he comes across Jack Pozzi, Spader, and decides to offer him a proposition. He will front him the 10,000 he needs to play cards if he keeps half of the winnings. Anyway, they play the poker game and Jack loses. Now they owe Flower and Stone-Laurel and Hardy, the strange couple they played against- $10,000, which they borrowed from them during the game. Flower and Stone offer them a propostiton of their own. Jack and Jim will build them a wall, a wailing wall, to pay off the debt. The two men accept. And this is where the action really starts. A fine story of manipulation and greed with top notch performances from all actors , cool controlled direction and an ending similar to that of Five Easy Pieces in it's ambiguity. Very satisfying. Films you may like to watch if you liked this one, would be pretty much all the American Independence movies especially Eye of God and Niagra, Niagra
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This is a faithful rendition of Paul Auster's classic novel and works well. A subtle and underplayed eerie thriller about chance, power and fate. If you are unfamiliar with the books of Paul Auster then this is a spooky story similar to Tales of the Unexpected or something from the Twilight Zone (without a sci-fi element). If you have read and enjoyed Auster (as I have) then I would strongly recommend.
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Jack Pozzi is about to take the biggest gamble of his life...
Based on the novel by Paul Auster, this bestselling thriller offers a darkly drawn tale of the high stake of living. Read more
Published 1 month ago by S. F. husseiny
Essential viewing. Masterpiece.
Every time I've seen this film over the years, I've made a note to myself to really, really take heed of just how important this film is as a comment on the world and life. Read more
Published 3 months ago by G. Connolly
Created a good visualisation of a fantastic book
The Music of Chance was the first book I've red from Paul Auster. At the end of the book I was kind of frustrated by it's ending and thought I wouldn't read any more book from... Read more
Published 18 months ago by Brazune
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Great to be able to get hold of fairly obscure films like this. Really enjoyed it. I'd read the book, which is brilliant, and the film did not let it down.
Published on 24 Sep 2009 by Pitsku
Superb film, but is this DVD widescreen?
This is (as the other reviewer has said) a superb film - for the plot, look it up in my book '100 Must Read Books For Men', but can anyone confirm if this edition is widescreen or... Read more
Published on 25 Aug 2008 by Stephen E. Andrews
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