The Cooler

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The Cooler
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R,1hr 43min
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November 26, 2003
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Lions Gate Films Inc.
Synopsis: Writer/director Wayne Kramer offers a glimpse into the aging Las Vegas casino world with the romantic drama The Cooler. Bernie Lootz (William H. Macy) is extremely unlucky at gambling, and he owes the Shangri-La casino over 100,000 dollars. He is so unlucky that he is hired as a "cooler," someone to gamble next to high rollers and give them some of his bad luck to stop them from winning. This arrangement works out for awhile, until Bernie has almost paid off his debt and meets cocktail waitress Natalie ... Full Synopsis
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The acting is on the money, the writing has substance, the direction knows when to evoke film noir and when (in a trick shot involving loaded dice) to get fancy. Full Review
Metascore
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69
Generally favorable reviews
out of 100
Featured Cast
Bernie Lootz
Natalie, Natalie Belisario
Shelly, Shelly Kaplow
Photos
Alec Baldwin at the "The Cooler" premiere at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood, Calif., on Nov. 24,...
Heather Graham attends the premiere of "The Cooler" at the IFP Los Angeles Film Festival at the...
Maria Bello, best supporting actress nominee for "The Cooler"
Best supporting actor nominee Alec Baldwin and William H. Macy in "The Cooler"
Mick, John and Ron Livingston at the The Cooler premiere in Hollywood on November 24, 2003
Carrie Ann Moss, Steven Roy and MariaBello at the The Cooler premiere in Hollywood on November 24,...
Lions Gate Tom Ortenberg and Maria Bello at the The Cooler premiere in Hollywood on November 24,...
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