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Originally Posted by boc4life
The Theroux doc was very entertaining. He presses those people so hard with his questioning. The best part is when he's talking with the old lady Hilton employee in the presence of the old lady slot player. She's totally unprepared for his interrogation.
I found it lacking. Theroux came across as a total stiff who shows no sympathy or willingness to understand anything. It's like that friend you have who thinks poker is nonsense, and when you explain it to him he is just saying 'yeah sure' with a look on his face that says "I am hearing you talk but I don't even want to listen, I'm just trying to keep a straight face instead of laughing in your face". And he's British, from the country with bookmakers on every street, where every adult gambles recklessly on dogs, horses, lotto or sports.
It's amazing he even found people willing to speak with him, with that attitude of not wanting to show any understanding I bet 90% of the people gave up trying to talk to him within 10 minutes.
Theroux goes to Vegas, and instead of actually going to a casino he just stays in the Hilton. They do offer some games but you could see it was just a wide open space with some tables and maybe a dozen people hanging there. He never even bothered to go to a real casino.