While the film never directly involves sports gambling, it has enough jargon for the recreational handicapper to get immediately hooked by the lifestyle of Mike McDermott, the poker-playing protagonist played by Matt Damon. That should speak volumes about how elite this movie is. I grew up on 'Rounders' even though I never really had a cards background.
Today, I'll take off my handicapper shoes and play film critic to give all you suffering sports bettors a couple of tips on which movies you should and shouldn't watch to get your fix.
