Yeah, that's a tough one. I felt the same. The "looking for a good thoroughbred" and "something bad in your past" lines in this very trailer are clunky as hell, yet we're supposed to see the high points.

Obviously, plenty of comedians/comedic actors make a solid pivot to dramatic roles. I still say Robin Williams had one of the smarter paths, since his first 2-3 dramatic projects still little bits of Robin Williams-style shtick thrown into the character. Other comedic actors, like Steve Carell, Jamie Foxx and even the likes of Kristen Wiig and Dave Chapelle developed such range in their early comedy work that they are completely believable when they ventured into dramatic roles.

However, if a comedian is a bit more one-note, it takes me out of the scene because I would not be able to unsee their usual persona. Now, most don't even try: Sam Kinison never attempted to do a legal drama, Carrot Top was not about to read for an E.M. Forster adaptation, Bobcat Goldthwait was never approached to join the cast of ER.

Haddish isn't as over the top as the three I just mentioned, but she still strikes me as falling into that category.

Then again, you never know. Will Ferrell went for an understated turn in Stranger Than Fiction, and Eddie Murphy did similar in a small film called Mr. Church in recent years. While I didn't love either film overall, both of their individual performances got me to wish they would try more dramatic roles in the future. But even watching now, neither trailer would have drawn my curiosity at the time.

Finally, I have to agree with many others... the hell is with the title? I don't doubt that blackjack makes an appearance, but it still seems to be very poker-centric. Calling this The Card Counter seems on the surface to be as nonsensical as titling Rounders as Shooting The Moon just because Worm played Hearts with his fellow inmates before getting his release.

Will Ferrell is going to be in a dark comedy/dramatic role with Paul Rudd in The Shrink Next Door.

'The Card Counter' trailer looks ok. Really bad title choice though?

You're missing the subtext, it's not just that he's a card counter turned poker player, it's a journey of a man learning what really "counts" in life.


I don't know how to do hidden text but, sarcasm lol

It took me 2 tries to make it through the trailer. These are the highlights? Teasers? No way in hell I'm wasting another 3.50 minutes on it.

Good point, the proper sequence should be:

Rounders
European Rounders
Christmas Rounders
Vegas Rounders

wtf did i just watch

When it comes to hackneyed gambling-themed pseudo philosophical nonsense, nothing tops Lucky You.

"You got it backward, kid. You play cards the way you should live your life, and you live your life the way you should play cards." Yeesh.

I'll take the over.

I expect to hate it, but I'm in.

I'm going to start saying "I see you" at my local game just for the reactions.

I saw the trailer for this and it looks really good.

It would be cool if they have a scene to honor Rounders in some way.

Lol. The poker community has been pretending that for years.

And here I thought I was not necessarily a dying breed who 1. still subscribes to a paper tv guide AND 2. thought that seeing the Rounders movie was only given two out of four stars in the guide was an unfairly low rating.

Not to derail the thread but you subscribe to a paper TV Guide? You pay money for it? Why???

I was hoping he was joking about the paper TV guide. Do they still make that?

Rounders was a very enjoyable movie.

This one looks promising but it's hard to hope for much in the current non-movie movie cycle -

I still like to hold a tv guide paper magazine in my hands (NOT a phone or tablet) while sitting on my bum and then releasing saying - "Ah.... that was a good one!"

P.S. - Hopefully, you're not sorry you asked.

Yep, they still do. They are sold primarily via mail subscription in a big paper sized magazine format. I think before that, like 15 + years ago, they used to have it smaller size that you could pick up in one hand at your local supermarket checkout line.

But don't take me for one of those guys who also wears thick black framed glasses like out of the 1950's. I don't wear those! I may be (and take pride) in being anachronistic but not that much so.

Seinfeld: TV Guide

That's definitely not me. I swear it!

Siskel and Ebert liked it and that's good enough for me.

A few clowns in here bad mouthing rounders, unreal.

Wow, this really made me remember just how old Rounders is, considering Siskel died in '99 and Ebert in '13, RIP to both!

Tiffany Haddish appeared and just clicked exit. She’s terrible

That's the world we live in today. A bunch of a weirdos who don't even like TV guides, and prefer a worthless digital reality above real things.