Wahlberg is fine, but the script is weak
In THE GAMBLER, Jim Bennett (Mark Wahlberg) is a college professor and a once promising novelist with a gambling addiction. He is from an affluent background, has no apparent problems, but is filled with self-loathing. This is the primary problem with the film: it’s tough to feel for this guy, whose self image is as murky as his dealings with unsavory types.<br /><br />Wahlberg has taken a chance in portraying such a character and does a fairly respectable job, but he’s not helped by director Rupert Wyatt or the screenplay. Bennett gambles mostly because he’s depressed at what his life has become. He’s settled for teaching because he never made it as a writer. He loses a lot, yet continues to get money from loan sharks. Wouldn’t actual loan sharks shut off the cash valve when they saw that Bennett consistently loses? His mother (Jessica Lange) berates him for his self-destructive behavior, but then gives him still more money. So much for tough love.<br /><br />Apart from his life as a big-time gambler, Bennett is depicted at his day job, teaching classes. He’s so condescending to his students that he literally drives them away. All except Amy Phillips (Brie Larson), who becomes Bennett’s romantic interest in a terribly awkward subplot.<br /><br />This is a weak remake of the far superior 1974 film, starring James Caan. Though the milieu is interesting, the goings-on there fail to engage for the duration of the movie. It simply isn’t very enjoyable spending time with a rich guy who has a serious problem and ceaselessly indulges himself, spiraling ever further into an abyss of his own making.<br /><br />Bonus extras on the 2-disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack include five behind-the-scenes featurettes and deleted scenes.
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Here is a brief synopsis of the title : Jim Bennett (Academy Award(R)-nominee Mark Wahlberg) is a risk taker. Both an English professor and a high-stakes gambler, Bennett bets it all when he borrows from a gangster (Michael Kenneth Williams) and offers his own life as collateral. Always one step ahead, Bennett pits his creditor against the operator of a gambling ring (Alvin Ing) and leaves his dysfunctional relationship with his wealthy mother (Academy Award(R)-winner Jessica Lange) in his wake. He plays both sides, immersing himself in an illicit, underground world while garnering the attention of Frank (John Goodman), a loan shark with a paternal interest in Bennett's future. As his relationship with a student (Brie Larson) deepens, Bennett must take the ultimate risk for a second chance..