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Powerful lobbyist Jack Abramoff (Kevin Spacey) is on a mission to acquire all the good things that money, power and privilege can buy. With business partner Michael Scanlon (Barry Pepper) at his...
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Sam Childers (Gerard Butler), a former biker, decides to go...
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In 1947 Chicago, Polish emigrant and bar owner Leonard Chess...
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George Hickenlooper's fact-based satire, starring Kevin...
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This documentary tracks the high life and eventual downfall of wealthy lobbyist and businessman Jack Abramoff, who was convicted of conspiracy and fraud, among other charges, in a corruption...
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- Alex Gibney
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George Hickenlooper's fact-based satire, starring Kevin Spacey and his ever-sharp comic timing, offers an antic version of the wheeler-dealer whose ambition and blinkered morality were close to...
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 39% of 97 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.5/10. The website's consensus reads: "Kevin Spacey turns in one of his stronger performances, but Casino Jack is a disappointingly uneven fictionalized account of a fascinating true story." [11]
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 83% based on 65 reviews, and an average rating of 7.1/10. The website's critical consensus reads, " Casino Jack ' s subject matter is enraging, but in the hands of director Alex Gibney, it's also well-presented and briskly entertaining." [5]
Casino Jack: Directed by George Hickenlooper. With Kevin Spacey, Ruth Marshall, Graham Greene, Hannah Endicott-Douglas. A hot shot Washington DC lobbyist and his protégé go down hard as their schemes to peddle influence lead to corruption and murder.
Oct 14, 2010 · Casino Jack — Film Review. George Hickenlooper's energetic feature is perfectly content to focus its allotted time on the man of the hour, whose delusions of increasing grandeur precipitated...
