First-rate performances, but too many sub-plots
“Even Money” is an ambitious film. It follows nine people whose fates become increasingly intertwined through addiction, gambling, bad decisions, family betrayal, desperation, and the quest for redemption.<br /><br />Carolyn Carver (Kim Basinger) is a successful novelist suffering writer’s block who’s become addicted to gambling and loses the family savings at a casino. This causes a serious rift between herself and husband Tom (Ray Liotta) and daughter (Carson Brown).<br /><br />Washed-up Las Vegas magician Walter (Danny DeVito) does sleight-of-hand tricks at the casino’s restaurant to make a few bucks in tips from the patrons. He meets Carolyn, she confides in him, and he hatches a plan for her to regain her money.<br /><br />Handyman Clyde (Forest Whitaker) owes so much money to bookies that he enlists his brother, Godfrey (Nick Cannon), a college basketball star headed for the NBA, to throw a game that Clyde will bet on. Afraid for his brother, Godfrey reluctantly becomes complicit in the scheme.<br /><br />The performances range from excellent to over-the-top. Basinger’s Carolyn is a study in tension as she juggles her gambling addiction with being wife and mother. Whether playing the slots, hoping to score big at blackjack or watching a crap game, she is transfixed. She often comes home quite late and, when her husband asks about where she’s been, lies defensively, straining her relationship with him. She conveys a sense of tightly wound desperation.<br /><br />Whitaker plays Clyde as a decent guy who’s his brother’s foremost cheerleader. But after being severely beaten by his bookie’s enforcers and seeing no other way out of his huge debt, he uses Godfrey as an escape route. His enthusiasm is laid on pretty thick, and his portrayal could have benefitted from subtlety. Not every scene requires an overblown delivery. By contrast, Cannon reacts mostly through facial expression and body language, far more effective in demonstrating the bond between brothers.<br /><br />DeVito turns in one of the film’s best performances. His comic talent makes him irresistible as his Walter entertains patrons with his small-time magic for tips. Walter is ever the optimist. Though his best days are far behind him, he looks forward to a brighter, more lucrative future. He’s a soothing balm to Carolyn, who is at rock bottom when she meets him. They just might help each other climb out of an abyss of despair.<br /><br />Director Mark Rydell has an intriguing premise to work with but takes far too long introducing the characters. Because we don’t understand their relationships initially, the film appears to be a series of short episodes about unrelated characters. Eventually, the connections become clear and the film starts to percolate, but by then not much space is left for the plot to develop. The early scenes could stand some editing to tighten the pace.<br /><br />Subplots and subsidiary characters are introduced that complicate the narrative rather than enhance it. Low-level bookies Augie (Jay Mohr) and Murph (Grant Sullivan) are trying to make it big. Murph’s girlfriend (Carla Gugino) wants to break off their relationship once she learns how he takes advantage of people. Detective Brunner (Kelsey Grammer) pops up occasionally as a cop investigating a bookie-related murder. All are seeking the mysterious Ivan (Rydell), a mob boss whom no one has actually seen. In a film already brimming with main characters, these sub-plots could easily have been removed or at least trimmed.<br /><br />The only bonus feature on the R-rated Blu-ray release is the original 2 minute, 30-second High Definition theatrical trailer.
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Here is a brief synopsis of the title : Academy Award winners* Kim Basinger and Forest Whitaker join Danny Devito and an all-star cast in this compelling thriller directed by Academy Award nominee* Mark Rydell that follows the lives of nine individuals, as their fates become increasingly entwined in a web of addiction and gambling, culminating at one critical moment where their lives will be lost or reclaimed.Struggling writer Kate (Kim Basinger) loses her family's savings at a casino; a washed-up magician (Danny Devito) tries to help Carol regain her money; Clyde (Forest Whitaker) owes so much money to his dangerous bookie (Jay Mohr) that he asks his NBA-destined nephew (Nick Cannon) to throw the game. Also starring Kelsey Grammer, Tim Roth, Ray Liotta and Carla Gugino, Even Money is a cautionary thriller about addiction and deception that hits a jackpot of suspense..