Music of Chance, The
Aroview: Impressively cast against type, James Spader's slimy card shark entices broken family man Mandy Patinkin to accept a poker challenge by two eccentric millionaires. Based on a novella by Paul Auster (SMOKE), this bizarre moral allegory about greed and honour owes a debt to the likes of Roald Dahl. A cruelly funny tale of the unexpected indeed. Also stars Charles Durning and M. Emmet Walsh.
NZ International Film Festival 1994
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