player 5150 be a great film for the authenticity it bring to screen . a rare gem in the rough . by comparison to all the special effect drive overblown budged movie be release today and player 5150 be a character drive story that take you through every range of emotion . david oneill ( writer or director ) do a great job invite you and no daring you and to identify with the main character joey and ( ethan embry ) who be a compulsive gambler and whose life be about to spin out of control . a you do and you experience a taste of that unique rush of excitement that a real gambler feel when they be up and be win and but when luck run out and the finality of what it mean to lose hit home and the darker side of gamble emerges . enter tony ( christopher mcdonald ) a ruthless no non sense loan shark . in my opinion and i think mcdonald deliver an award win performance along with bob gunton ( nick ) in show the raw and gritty and and sadistic reality find on the losing side of the coin of gambling . where gambler gamble for the thrill and the rush and loan shark be about greed . a you travel along at 200 mph with joey in the fast lane of a gambler life and mcdonald be the proverbial brick wall reality check smile sadistically back at you a you slam into him . a gripping performance be deliver also by kathleen robertson ( ali ) and who play joey wife give u insight on what it be like be in love with someone who have a self destructive addiction . my only criticism would be about the end . i felt that this movie could have have any number of ending and it would have be alright and but it seem like an end couldn not be decide upon so they creatively work them all in somehow . for me and it make the end fuzzy and gray instead of a bold clear contrast which make the rest of the movie gripping and powerful . a an overall experience and i enjoy watch the movie very much . it keep you constantly lean forward in anticipation of what would happen next . if you enjoy fast pace action drama and character drive story and then highly recommend player 5150 a it deliver .