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  enlarge | Director: Mike Hodges Actors: Clive Owen, Nick Reding, Nicholas Ball, Alexander Morton, Barnaby Kay Studio: Image Entertainment Category: DVD List Price: Buy New: $8.48 You Save: $6.51 (43%) New (27) Used (15) Collectible (1) from $7.95 Rating:  59 reviewsSales Rank: 22047 Format: Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Letterboxed, Widescreen, Ntsc Language: English (Original Language) Rating: Unrated Region: 1 Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 Number Of Discs: 1 Running Time: 94 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2 Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6 MPN: IMED0596D UPC: 014381059625 EAN: 0014381059625 ASIN: B0001BKACG Theatrical Release Date: April 21, 2000 Release Date: March 9, 2004 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Shipping: Expedited shipping available Shipping: International shipping available Condition: BRAND NEW AND FACTORY SEALED | ||||||||||
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| Editorial Reviews: Product Description Studio: Image Entertainment Release Date: 09/04/2007 Rating: Nr Amazon.com Suffering from a bad case of writer's block, author Jack Manfred (Clive Owen) sits in his London flat, staring at an empty computer screen and trying to find the words to narrate his meandering life. Reluctantly Jack accepts a job from his absentee father (Nicholas Ball) at a second-rate casino as a dealer, or croupier, a job he once held in South Africa. His immersion back into this world is intoxicating, thanks primarily to the power he holds over his nightly clientele. Jack is a straight arrow on the floor (unlike his coworkers) but the whisper of an inside-job robbery makes his life suddenly more intriguing, as do the women who begin to drift into his life: a fellow croupier (Kate Hardie) and an alluring gambler (Alex Kingston). Suddenly, Jack finds his own life is his best book material. There's something visceral about watching the world of gambling, and director Mike Hodges (who directed the original Get Carter) taps into this allure; Jack's simple croupier tryout--handling cards and chips with skill and grace--is as captivating as most action scenes in big popcorn films. In the end, this little film, which went on to become an art-house hit, is as unpredictable as a roll of the dice. --Doug Thomas | |||||||||||
| Customer Reviews: Read 54 more reviews... Well done, good story, keeps your attention. October 27, 2008 kittykins (boston, ma) This movie is one of those little gems that get completely ignored and forgotten. Almost, James Bond like, Clive does a cool, hard, professional, turn as the cool, hard, professional croupier. He's honest, to a point, lets face it everyone has a price. He's almost refreshingly old fashioned about women which ,at least by me, made him incredibly thin, and sexy and I'm not usually drawn to English men, they are too thin. enjoy!  Clive Owen Holds all the Aces September 21, 2008Cornelius G. Kelly (Albuquerque) 1 out of 1 found this review helpful If you liked CasinoCasino (Widescreen 10th Anniversary Edition)you'll really enjoy Croupier. Yes that is Clive with blonde hair but don't worry his lovely and styled Blue Black hair will be right back. The movie has some nice twists and the ending is a straight flush winner. I, Croupier April 26, 2008Michael Ziegler (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania United States) This was a film I had bought on the basis that it concerned gambling. I believe it may have been a cross reference product when I purchased "The Cincinnati Kid". Clive Owen I was totally unfamiliar with as an actor. I had never heard of the film, yet it was rated well and relatively inexpensive. So, I took a chance when I ordered it from Amazon. Well, to put it mildly, I won the Roulette number on this spin of the wheel! Croupier is an excellent picture for the narration of the private thoughts of the character overstriking everyday activities and the James Bond stylistics that form the background. An ambitious author in search of the great novel is sidetracked by a career as a Croupier. Suddenly he discovers the best material for a book lay in that career and the people that surround him in real life. There is no waste in this film. It is cut almost as well as the greatest cut movie ever made "Casablanca" where not one scene is wasted. There are some violent scenes and I would say it is not for the young. The basic philosophy is the desire to "....the whole world over." (add curse word in front). This theme is repeated several times during the film. Well, films about gambling and punters are always interesting. This is certainly one of the better ones. Smart screenplay with no fat makes CROUPIER a winner for an earlier Clive Owen November 5, 2007KerrLines (Baltimore,MD) Film Noir is one of my least favorite styles of cinema; but with a smart screenplay that is as lean as the prime cut filet and direction that makes every frame a perfect diamond,CROUPIER,Britain's look at the casino world, made me a winner for a 100 minutes. Clive Owen is Jack Manfred, an author who is looking to score the big novel.One problem: he has writer's block.He is cajoled by his dad, Nicholas Ball, to take a job in a second tier London Casino as a croupier,or Black Jack dealer.There, Jack finds the source material for what will become his best seller and possibly destroy his life. I found this film so much more tense than CASINO.It is a low key,slick, mesmerizing look at the dealer and the gambler.The film takes a great psychological look at the risk taker and the one who controls them.Owen is phenomenal in the role;a bit gaunt looking.Alex Kingston's performance as a gambler in big trouble is cool and calculated; every inhale/exhale of the cigarette is a marvel of self containment. The only reason that I give it 4 stars is simply because I find the world of gambling,smoking,drinking and dishonesty not personally enjoyable to watch.Did I learn a lot? Oh yeah! Get the DVD version with Mike Hodges' director's commentary April 21, 2007Andy Orrock (Dallas, TX) 3 out of 3 found this review helpful Nine years after its production, 'Croupier' is now remembered as the vehicle which shot Clive Owen into movie stardom...and rightfully so. He's mesmerizing here in Mike Hodges' taut adaptation of Paul Mayersberg's beguiling script. Mayersberg received an Edgar Allan Poe nomination for Best Screenplay. [NOTE: Amazon's sister site IMDB - in a delightfully goofy phonetic slip-up - notes that the Poe Awards "honor the achievements of writers in the field of mystery at all."] Mayersberg's tale features layers of intricacies, secret deals, snitches, stories within stories, all presented to you by a narrator (Owen's Jack Manfred) who may or may not be leveling with you. Like countless others, I scrambled online to see if the IMDB chatboards would lead to a bit of resolution. The prevailing opinion there is that Mayersberg and Hodges have deliberately left some things subject to interpretation. Apparently, this conclusion is reinforced by the Director's commentary. One reviewer noted that re-watching Croupier with Hodges' commentary was "like watching an entirely different film." Unfortunately, we had a DVD without that track. My recommendation is to make sure you rent/buy the version of the product that comes with that DVD extra. | |||||||||||
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