Review of The Gambler (2014) by Bilge Ebiri for New York Magazine (Vulture) — 27 Dec 2014
Wahlberg grows into the part. He may not be right as a precocious, self-loathing intellectual, but he's very much at home playing a dickhead who's gotten in too deep. And as The Gambler becomes less about its protagonist’s dashed intellectualism and more about the gathering danger of his predicament, the film gains power.
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This review of The Gambler (2014) was written by Bilge Ebiri and published by New York Magazine (Vulture) on 27 Dec 2014.
The Gambler has generally received mixed reviews.
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