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Edgy MD Nov 04 2006 06:30 AM

William H. Macy is Charlie, the unluckiest gambler ever, so a mob-run casino has him hired out to go from table to table jinxing people. Alec Baldwin portays the casino manager, trying to keep his place old-school in the face of the Disneyfication of Vegas. Maria Bello is Natalie, the X-factor that may change Charlie's luck.

soupcan Nov 04 2006 06:57 AM

Loved this movie, Macy, Baldwin & Bello were all great and the title was good too.

Elster88 Nov 04 2006 07:14 AM

I saw this movie about a year ago, didn't think there would be a response if I started a thread. 4 stars.

Johnny Dickshot Nov 06 2006 12:56 PM

Rented this because of this thread. Eh, it was OK. I never really bought the whole "cooler" concept ... but after the guy turned "lucky," why isn't gambling the very first thing he did? I liked what happened to the kid, anyhow.

Vic Sage Nov 06 2006 12:58 PM

love this movie. Maybe Baldwin's best performance ever.

Edgy MD Nov 06 2006 01:13 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Dec 02 2007 09:43 PM

Not a long list of competitors. Nor is it a big departure for Baldwin. Best of Baldwin's monotone thugs? Why not? Shelly was a complex malefactor. Why does Dickshot's post read like it's from Norrin. I agreed with him, by the way. I'm shaking the screen going, "Go to the casino next door and break the bank there, you mook." Anyone believe Joey Fatone's headlining act could turn around the attraction of the casino's theater?

RealityChuck Nov 06 2006 02:29 PM

Nice performance by Macy and Baldwin. The concept of "cooler" is silly, but it was fun to see Macy turn from schlub to big shot.

Willets Point Nov 08 2006 02:17 PM

Is this a biopic about Alex Rodriguez?

sharpie Jun 10 2008 08:04 AM

Saw this on teevee last night 'cause it was too hot to sleep. Macy is the king of schlubby working stiff parts. The whole cooler concept didn't really work for me but the performances were good. Not great, not bad. Three star flick for me.

Vic Sage Jun 10 2008 10:44 AM

l love the matter-of-factness with which the "cooler' notion is accepted. It's like a kind of literary magical realism, a universe where such things happen and are acceptable. It works best as character study than as pure narrative. And Macy and Baldwin make compellinng, complex characters worth studying.

Vic Sage Jun 10 2008 10:52 AM

Alec Baldwin - he has made an awful lot of awful movies, with 45 features in 20 years (some just voice overs), but not even including all of his TV stuff, too. Alec likes the paycheck. Brooklyn Rules (2007) .... Caesar Manganaro Suburban Girl (2007) .... Archie Knox The Good Shepherd (2006) .... Sam Murach Running with Scissors (2006) .... Norman Burroughs The Departed (2006) .... Ellerby Mini's First Time (2006) .... Martin Fun with Dick and Jane (2005) .... Jack McCallister Elizabethtown (2005) .... Phil DeVoss The Aviator (2004) .... Juan Trippe The Last Shot (2004) .... Joe Devine The Devil and Daniel Webster (2004) .... Jabez Stone Along Came Polly (2004) .... Stan Indursky The Cat in the Hat (2003) .... Quinn The Cooler (2003) .... Shelly Kaplow The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) (voice) .... Narrator Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001) (voice) .... Capt. Gray Edwards Cats & Dogs (2001) (voice) .... Butch Pearl Harbor (2001) .... Lt. Col. James Doolittle State and Main (2000) .... Bob Barrenger Thomas and the Magic Railroad (2000) .... Mr. Conductor Outside Providence (1999) .... Old Man Dunphy Scout's Honor (1999) .... Todd Fitter The Confession (1999) .... Roy Bleakie Mercury Rising (1998) .... Nicholas Kudrow Thick as Thieves (1998) .... Mackin, 'The Thief' The Edge (1997) .... Robert Green Ghosts of Mississippi (1996) .... Bobby DeLaughter Heaven's Prisoners (1996) .... Dave Robicheaux The Juror (1996) .... Teacher The Shadow (1994) .... Lamont Cranston / The Shadow The Getaway (1994) .... Carter 'Doc' McCoy Malice (1993) .... Dr. Jed Hill Glengarry Glen Ross (1992) .... Blake Prelude to a Kiss (1992) .... Peter Hoskins The Marrying Man (1991) .... Charley Pearl Alice (1990) .... Ed Miami Blues (1990) .... Frederick J. Frenger Jr. The Hunt for Red October (1990) .... Jack Ryan Great Balls of Fire! (1989) .... Jimmy Swaggart Talk Radio (1988) .... Dan Working Girl (1988) .... Mick Dugan Married to the Mob (1988) .... 'Cucumber' Frank de Marco Beetle Juice (1988) .... Adam She's Having a Baby (1988) .... Davis McDonald Forever Lulu (1987) .... Buck

metirish Jun 10 2008 11:10 AM

I remember liking Outside Providence , calling your son "dildo" is a nice touch.

Benjamin Grimm Jun 10 2008 11:38 AM

At what point would you say Alec Baldwin went from "leading man" type to character actor? (Or, do you not agree that that happened?) I remember, around the time of "Malice" he seemed to be on or approaching the A-list. But by the time of "Along Came Polly" he was more of a comic supporting character type. I don't think I saw any of the films he made in the 11 years between those two, so I don't know if he made a gradual or sudden change.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 10 2008 11:41 AM

Talk Radio (1988) .... Dan Saw this on Teevee the other day for the first time in years and had forgotten Baldwin was in it. I love Bogosian's furious monlogues while the camera circles him. You're LYING. You're a sexually repressed woman liviung in a DREAMWORLD.

Willets Point Jun 10 2008 12:26 PM

Perhaps Alec Baldwin is challenging Rod Steiger for the most connected actor.

soupcan Jun 10 2008 12:47 PM

Glengarry Glen Ross (1992) .... Blake This movie had a cast including Al Pacino, Jack Lemmon, Kevin Spacey, Alan Arkin, and Ed Harris. After watching it I remember thinking that with this one scene, Alec Baldwin stole it. "Coffee is for closers..."

AG/DC Jun 10 2008 01:38 PM

Big deal. He can play unrepentant major league assholes. He stole nothing.

Centerfield Jun 11 2008 11:46 AM

I thought this movie was great. Maria Bello = Top 5.

soupcan Jun 11 2008 01:07 PM

AG/DC wrote: He stole nothing. I respectfully disagree. Centerfield wrote: Maria Bello = Top 5. I wholeheartedly agree.

AG/DC Jun 11 2008 01:14 PM

Don't you think he was the same guy there that he was on the voice mail he left for his daughter, the same as the righteous would-be political zealot threatening to stone Henry Hyde to death on Conan O'Brien? Look at this asshole in Malice. He loves the idea that he's getting paid to be the asshole, but, look closely, and it's clear he doesn't know what "cardio-thoracic" means.