A mannered, weirdly stylized parable about Vegas grifters, a rundown casino called the Pair-a-Dice and a gambler on a winning streak that takes a helluva turn for the metaphysical at the eleventh hour. As phlegmatic casino owner Kingman (Delroy Lindo)
watches impassively from his perch above the gaming floor, Lady Luck suddenly smiles on despondent, Everyguy Philip (Vincent D'Onofrio), pulling him back from the brink of suicide and drawing grifters, con artists, thieves and thugs to him like sharks to blood in the water. They include Louise (Rebecca DeMornay), a bottle-blonde chanteuse who owes Kingman money; Joey (Frank Whaley), an excitable thug with a pompadour a...
Released:
1997
Rated:
R
Length:
90 mins