The Card Counter (2021)

03/09/2021Drama, Thriller, Crime1h 51m

Overview

William Tell just wants to play cards. His spartan existence on the casino trail is shattered when he is approached by Cirk, a vulnerable and angry young man seeking help to execute his plan for revenge on a military colonel. Tell sees a chance at redemption through his relationship with Cirk. But keeping Cirk on the straight-and-narrow proves impossible, dragging Tell back into the darkness of his past.

Paul Schrader

Director

Paul Schrader

Screenplay

Reviews

itsogs

A review by itsogs

5
Written by itsogs on October 3, 2021

I had a little trouble following the story, and I thought it was somewhat dark. I am sure there is an audience for this kind of production, but I struggled to make it to the end. On the plus side, Oscar Isaac did a good job portraying his part.⭐⭐⭐...

ummagumma

A review by ummagumma

4
Written by ummagumma on December 4, 2021

A confused mess... Spoilers towards the end are flagged. The main storyline is only driven by a strange decision by an older man to invite an obviously mentally unstable 20 something year old man on an all expenses paid road trip across America......

Manuel São Bento

A review by Manuel São Bento

7
Written by Manuel São Bento on December 15, 2021

FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://www.msbreviews.com/movie-reviews/the-card-counter-spoiler-free-review "The Card Counter is a protagonist-driven narrative focused on a hauntingly captivating redemption arc intensely elevated by an exceptional le...

CinemaSerf

A review by CinemaSerf

6
Written by CinemaSerf on March 27, 2022

I'm not quite sure what I was expecting - but this rather meandering drama left me leaving the cinema asking what or whom this film was for? Oscar Isaac ("William Tell") is a gambler - a successful, under the radar kind of fellow - with a military pa...

tmdb28039023

A review by tmdb28039023

1
Written by tmdb28039023 on August 28, 2022

It’s fitting that The Card Counter’s protagonist’s last name is Tell. Not because he has one (as played by Oscar Isaac, he doesn’t have a poker face so much as he is perennially inexpressive), but because writer/director Paul Schrader (unusually phon...

badelf

A review by badelf

8
Written by badelf on September 7, 2022

A quintessentially Paul Schrader-esque movie. It certainly is not everyone's cup of tea. It's very dark and it's all in the head. Having friends, though, who survived Vietnam and another who still suffers PTSD from Iraq, I rather enjoyed this psychol...

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