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Fresh and Exciting

This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.

Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

...in all the worst ways. Sporting a hackneyed plot (retired pro coaches eager newcomer until they go head-to-head in the big game), pasteboard characters, clichéd dialogue, and some of the most boring poker action ever filmed, "Deal" fails at every level of filmmaking and playing poker (most particularly thanks to its absurd, impossible ending). Burt "Deliverance" Reynolds is embarrassingly wooden, showing every last nanosecond of his age, co-star Bret "Breaking In" Harrison is equally uninspiring, although prettier, and the less said about the rest of the cast, the direction, and pretty much every aspect of this thoroughly pedestrian production, which serves as little more than an extended puff piece for the World Series of Poker, the better. Save yourself the agony of watching this muck hand and go watch "Rounders" again, or even "The Cincinnati Kid." This deal is a complete mis-.

saw this film the other day on Sky movies. Being a BR fan, thought I would give it a look. First off, it's a shame to see BR looking so rough these days.He has had so much bad plastic surgery these days that he looks pretty dreadful. Why he couldn't have just gotten older gracefully, i will never know. I'm quite certain his rotten looks have reduced his chances of getting decent roles. So this is what plastic Burt has to star in these days, some poorly made Color of Money rip-off.Personally, I don't like or understand Poker, so the card scenes held little interest. Burt's performance was reasonable - he is always capable of turning in a performance in any junk. To be honest, this is not worth the time. If you are interested in watching any Burt Reynolds movies, stick to the seventies, early 80's (and of course Boogie Nights).The obvious movies are deliverance,Smokey,CannonBall but Hustle,The End,Semi-tough,starting over,sharkey's machine,best friends are great examples of why Burt is a legend.

"Deal" is the oldie about the retired card shark - who's sworn off the game for love of a good woman - who serruptitiously takes a promising young whippersnapper under his wing to train him in the fine art of high-stakes poker. Burt Reynolds is the leathery old pro and Bret Harrision his green, but cocky pupil who together head to Vegas and New Orleans for an intense session of training and instruction. But will Tommy be able to resist the lure of the tables and not mount a comeback of his own? And will we finally wind up with the card shark and the neophyte squaring off in a televised multi-million-dollar tournament to determine the very best poker player in the whole wide world? I'll see you and raise you on that bet.As a subject for film, poker is already one of the least compelling forms of competition there is, and "Deal" does little to rectify that situation. Moreover, the characters and plot lines are so hopelessly hackneyed and uninspired that we spend most of our time just waiting for the scenes to play themselves out. Harrison lacks charisma as the upstart newbie, but Reynolds brings a degree of gravitas to his overly-familiar role of a has-been trying to achieve the victory and personal glory he missed out on the first time around.But you'll wind up feeling as enervated as the players long before the final hand is played.

This is not in any way, shape, or form, a good film. It is your typical run of the mill story only played much worse than normal. I guess it's nice that they got a few real poker players in this, but that's all that is worth mentioning. It's already been said, but Shannon Elizabeth is in it for about 5 minutes and then they just do away with her character completely. Burt Reynolds is grabbing another paycheck and the main character is not at all convincing. If he is supposed to be that good, how come everyone knew what he had at the end. This movie is just weak, i wouldn't waste your time. Go ahead and rent Rounders or even Lucky You if you want a better poker film.