There are two outstanding things in Eric Bana's performance. His ears, which Eric's carefully neglected haircut only just disguises. All the laydeez in this film seem to find him irresistible, but hey girls, before you think about mixing genes with Eric, check those lugholes out. Eric does meet his match in Drew Barrymore, as she puts in a turn that makes Madonna look like the new Meryl Streep. And then we're supposed to care about assorted lowlife playing poker. What's at stake? as they say at scriptwriters' school. Well, $350 and Eric's mother's ring which is worth 'a buck and a half'. I kid you not. The scriptwriter (of 'The Postman' no less) wants us to sit through endless games of poker, the variation indicated by helpful signs at convenient intervals, on the strength of Eric the Wooden standing to lose $351.50. At least, that's as far as I got before I turned it off. Well, all right, it's the WSOP, but aren't all poker movies about that? The rest of the film that isn't poker operates on the level of a beach party movie - complete with indoor volleyball. The supporting cast of assorted Hollywood bad boys and lifelong achievers find keeping this particular beach ball in the air beyond their collective strength. Not worth rating.
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