It needed:Ī little more Robert Duvall with a bit more oomph.Ī little more plausibility in Eric Bana’s character.Ī little more of a love story or perhaps none at all. 8, 2006, is like watching a staid how-to video. “Lucky You,” which was initially slated to be released on Sept. Huck Cheever (Eric Bana) teaches Billie Offer (Drew Barrymore) the basics of poker. “Rounders” is among the best, most accurate and most riveting portrayals of all the delights and dodgy drawbacks of poker.
In the 1998 masterpiece, Matt Damon and Edward Norton exquisitely depict all that is divine about the game of Texas Hold ‘Em for rookies and old hands alike. CHICAGO – “ Lucky You” undoes what “ Rounders” did right.
