The first half-hour is smoothly atmospheric: Dahl's night-time camerawork mimics the seedy, washed-out palette of the basement card-joints, all curling wisps of smoke and long shadows. While Rounders can't be faulted on its poker knowledge, the rest of the movie struggles to match this professionalism. Card players, it seems, need the rush of a flush in the same way an alcoholic needs a can of Special Brew. In Teddy KGB's colour-drained gambling den, the ABCs of the game are explained by Damon's cool-headed voice-over. Rounders is arrogantly indie, sneaking you into the basement world of the compulsive gambler and sitting you down at the table. Last Seduction director Dahl no doubt hoped to create a tale of friendship set against the backdrop of poker - The Colour Of Money with cards.
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