UnowPriceless
hyped garbage
Pluskylang
Great Film overall
Roxie
The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;
Scarlet
The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.
John Brooks
Not that 7.5/10 is a horrible fan average, but this here is a whole lot better than most if not every single similar contorted film that is heralded as an absolute classic.Why, this should be way up there at the top. It's got every ingredient needed, and is really superbly constructed, down to the little details in dialog, acting and plot.All actors are superb in their respective, various and well defined roles. The gorgeous, warm Joanne Woodward in particular does superbly well, because it really was no easy task on paper reading the story.While, as often, the film starts seemingly a little slow, as soon as we're introduced to the main characters it's nonstop, meaningful, captivating to the very last scene action.Great ending too...Top notch cinema. 8.5/10.
mulveymeister
This is great! The first viewing is a roller-coaster ride of confident control suddenly lost, then understood, then whipped away again! It's certainly Joanne Woodward's finest hour with an excellent cast of also ran stars. At the end, it all makes wonderful sense and you just wish to see it again!Second viewing lets you see how everything works, and you marvel at the screenplay and acting. Then you want to see it again and just enjoy the whole film. The fourth viewing is confident entertainment which you want to share with your nearest and dearest. Repeat viewing maintains the entertainment level and I still want to see it again!One of the top films I have ever seen and I look forward to seeing it again. Thank you Hollywood!
Indyrod
Finally got to watch this recently released DVD (which is beautiful) from the 1966 classic, with an all star cast including, Henry Fonda, Joanne Woodward, Burgess Meredith, Jason Robards, and many others. I call it a classic, because it is the third best poker movie ever made, with only "The Cincinnati Kid" and "Rounders" topping it. There are some movies we come across in our lifetimes, that we just love. There's no other word for it, than love. This is a movie I love, because the story is so damn good it makes me smile every time I watch it, which is often. I've been playing poker my whole life it seems, and now I am playing even more often. I saw this movie at the theaters, I really did, and it totally blew me away, with a reveal that I can't even give a clue about or the movie would be ruined for anybody caring enough to check it out. It is definitely one of my favorite movies of all time, and for poker players, all I can say is what the hell are you waiting on, this is the real deal, so to speak.
ozthegreatat42330
With Henry Fonda, Joanne Woodward, Charles Bickford, Kevin McCarthy, Burgess Meredith and Paul Ford how can a movie fail? Certainly not this little jewel handsomely directed by Fielder Cook, normally a director of the small screen. But from the very beginning the film announces that it is going to be a lot of fun. Five of the wealthiest men in the territory drop whatever they are doing and gather once a year for a marathon poker game in a winner takes all stake. Into this rides Henry Fonda and his wife and son, on the way to Texas to make a new start. He is an on the wagon ex gambler, who instantly falls off when he finds out about the game and is suckered in by the meanest group of tightfisted sarcastic card players in the west. Just when he finally gets the hand he has been waiting for he has a heart attack, and his wife has to take over for him. What will happen and what hand is she holding? If you want to find out you just have to see this great little film for yourself.
