I was half expecting a "coming this Fall to NBC" at the end of the trailer. I'm intrigued by the story, but the trailer makes the movie look like a Thursday night tv show.
@@dkelly26666 Sadly, this is what most moviegoers expect from movies today: easily digestible thrills, simplistic tales of good-versus-evil (with no nuance or complexity) and lots of CGI. And I say this as a person who most certainly enjoys superhero films! But damn, I miss the films that have more depth and a tad more dramatic gravitas. The Card Counter looks like a throwback to the kind of dramatic masterpieces that were often made in the seventies.
as someone who has worked in a Casino for almost 20 years, specifically in game protection... few concepts are overly exaggerated than "card counting".... I learned at 16, just about anyone can do it, the amount of decks barely matters and you can learn in afternoon--- and about 25% of the time you are playing blackjack you might get around a 53% chance to win the hand. It's a tedious grind, and you are probably better off with another scheme or a job. - Maybe, you can get a team where your "whale" pops in and only plays during a positive shoe, but so few games allow mid-shoe entry anymore that have rules that aren't entirely tilted to the house so far it's futile, but whatever.... I liked the way they portrayed it in The Hangover myself
Well, a psychological thriller from the guy behind Taxi driver (screenplay) and 1st Reformed, starring Oscar Isaac and William Defoe. If that doesn't sound exciting I don't know what does.
@jon orlando Or you're labeled a hater. The fact is... not all actors are great actors (or good for that matter). The Rock is the highest paid in Hollywood... that makes him a box office draw... not great actor.
@@codyfaurie6203 what’s the time stamp? I must have missed it. Regardless, the synopsis specifically says he plays in the World Series of Poker. Seems odd to name it after a five minute blackjack scene.
@sabahiya lol, I'm with you - I was like, how is he underrated?! Not to mention he's in the upcoming Dune and was announced last year to be the lead in Metal Gear Solid, as well as numerous other projects.
@sabahiya yeah he is in some movies and famous one too but most of the movies he is in as a support actor. But as a main actor his movies don't get recognize, probably bcz of low budget production. So even if he does high budget movies, It is not as a lead actor so therefor his appreciation level stuck at support role. It is just his fan following number is not that typical high. And lmao check his facebook fan followers 200k and Elizabeth Olsen 4.2mil followers with a dead account where she don't even post anything. So yup that is pretty underrated.
Why’s a card counter playing poker? There’s no edge in that. All you’re calculating is odds, and everyone in the poker room already knows how to do that.
i was thinking the exact same thing...poker? mmm...nope....i like the actors, so i want to see how it makes any sense within the scheme of the movie..but i dont understand that aspect of the trailer at all...
It’s my man Oscar Isaac so it’s mandatory that I go see it, even despite the fact that I might be pissed off by the end from a weak plot caused by lackluster screen writing.
Honestly.. sadness of all the comments, is the fact that no one knows what exactly Paul Schrader has done. That may be the fact that he is probably one of thee greatest screenwriters of all time.
I loved First Reformed, and even though I personally enjoyed it a bit more than Mishima: A Life In Four Chapters, that was also very well-made. Maybe it’s just because of the trailer, but this looks pretty safe and standard as far as crime-dramas go; words I would NOT apply to those two Schrader movies I just mentioned.
He's a great screenwriter but I don't think he's that good of a director. Considering how this looks, the dialogue they've presented and the fact the main character is a card counter despite it being centered around poker, this might be a miss.
He's also a director with a distinctive style. When he directs his own work, count on a different experience than you'll get anywhere else. Love him or hate him, he's sui generis and there are fewer and fewer filmmakers about whom we can say that.
@@NeedsContent Watching a movie is not just about seeing how it ends. Basically this trailer showed you every setting where the movie takes place and pretty much every character in it. I'd say that's giving away a lot
@@Eralen00 Granted the trailer does reveal a lot, but there's still a sense of uncertainty in terms of what's going to happen. Sure I can make guesses, but the trailer hasn't given away "everything", not like some trailers that really do show the entire movie.
I tend to agree and disagree. I don't feel like I watched the whole movie, like some other trailers, but at the same time, it's not exactly confounding. Ex military, PTSD, either revenge or self-destruct... yadda yadda. We've seen this plot 100 times before, to the point that some of us won't really care how it ends... we just aren't drawn into it, to begin with. Rounders was clever because it took a bit of what worked in Good Will Hunting. This movie looks like a trailer for a TV series. But, what it fails to emphasize is how the protagonist got his gift... if he has one at all. Maybe that's the exposition of the movie? But, that isn't interesting. What's interesting is a Rain Man. Even lower grade gambling films like The Cooler had a great hook to them. I just don't see the appeal for this.
@@mvpfocus That's true, I don't actually plan on watching this. It looks... flat, I don't know how else to describe it. And I can see why people people feel like the trailer gave everything away. My guess is, the people that put the trailer together maybe didnt have a lot to work with.
Card counter can be a counter of any cards..... That means they doesn't have to be sensed at particular game or particular cards..... It can be any type of cards.... Examples can be given as visiting cards, business cards and it goes on and on and on.... Guess it and feed it guys for future use....
I’m a mysterious man in a downward spiral. I’ve done bad things, was framed, and paid my debt to society. While incarcerated, since I am bad, I learned a new skill so that I can still be bad when I get out but without killing people. Being bad is all I know and there is no redemption for people like me. I think that about sums it up.
Oh wow this looks like a great film! Gosh so happy to see the growth of Oscar Isaac as an actor, I remember him from an Law & Order episode many years ago where he played a college student who felt into a skeem with a voodoo priestess.
Sooooo how was Martin Scorsese involved? Did he do the camera operating? Best Boy grip? I'm curious since he's normally a writer/director but didn't write or direct this?
Pity Oscar Issacs wasnt around in the 70/80s when they were making amazing films. He would have given Pacino, De Niro, Ford, Nicholson a run for their money. Fantastic actor.
I think the reason this trailer feels off is because they're trying to market a Schrader movie as a blockbuster. I reckon it's gonna be something Yorgos Lanthimos-ish
I personally find Paul Schrader (somewhat) hit or (somewhat) miss, if that makes any sense. Yet here I am agreeing to watch his next instalment. Good writer, though definitely inspired by some very personal demons that I’ve come to respect he just keeps to himself, preferring to allowing us a brief experience in his 90-120 minute features that he writes and sometimes directs.
