My sister showed up last night with every Steve McQueen movie ever made. I chose to watch
The Cincinnati Kid.
By comparison, Rounders is a poorly-written piece of rubbish. Blasphemy, I know.
Edward G. Robinson is sorely underrated. He ranks up there with Robert Duvall as an all-time great actor. Not just a movie star. A GREAT actor.
Steve McQueen's arctic blue eyes were on display for the ladies to see. I think he is somewhat overrated, but he did a solid job as the protagonist.
The cockfighting scene reminded me of the ugliness
George Bellows captured in his boxing paintings.
The cards in the movie were a little fishy, with a Jack-high call-down in stud.
The set design was excellent.
The lighting was a bit bright for my taste, and the editing was heavy-handed at times.
Great movie: 4.5/5