wealthy psychiatrist lindsay crouse have just publish her first novel and be feel down about her profession feeling that it hopeless to help her patient . a young gamble junkie client ask her to help him pay off his debt if he truly want to help him get well . here she get involve with joe mantegna . to reveal any more of the plot would spoil one hell of a fun movie and house of game may very well be the best con movie i have see . david mamet write and direct this gem that full of snappy dialogue and great one liner and and enough twist to keep you guess til the end . crouse be perfect a the uptight psychiatrist need a change and mantegna top her a the devilishly sly con man . and with the exception of a coincidence in the last quarter of the movie and the film be in utter control of it audience while and we be love the con . out of .