Poker Night

ridiculous, pretentious, unrealistic and unwatchable. the writer/director did a very stupid but at same time very formulaic mistake to box all the so-called cops to serve and protect the people in a indiana town. these cops under the keyboard of the writer became nothing but thugs and lowlifes, every word and sentence out of their mouth is Fxxk this or Fxxking that. they are more like addictive gamblers or gangbangers instead of well-trained, well-experienced cops. the screenplay's dialog seemed to have an intention to compete in a dirty-mouth contest among movies related to cops or gangsters. the young leading character did not convince me as a legit and believable detective; he's not even qualified to be in police uniform to patrol the street; a pretty handsome face but not a good enough, albeit a least talented actor. those who played the veteran cops in this film are not bad actors, but they were railroaded by the dialog to be just foul-mouthed guys all the time, sounded cool but turned out to be unwillingly forced to deliver their dialog. the culprit wearing a stupid and ridiculous mask in a very stupid drafted scenario and storyline, a tall skinny guy with long limbs and chicken neck. from the very beginning moment of his appearance, the movie was doomed and fatally to be a unbelievable farce. there's nothing right about this film but ridiculousness and pretentiousness.

So, so surprised. Not what I was expecting, and not disappointed either. Once you're let in on the gist of the story, it's a wild, fun ride. 👍😱

Someone wrote exactly what I think on the reviews, but as he wrote spoilers I'll do the no-spoiler version. So, the movie has potential, has an interesting story, good cinematography and a good bunch of cool old actors playing the veteran cops teaching the rookie their stories in a poker night. So far it's OK, but as we see the rookie being so stupid all the time, even if it was the point at some level, he'll fall into every teenager horror movie cliche situation you can think of and never learn. At least me, not interested in watching a movie whit the main character being that lame. A few other plot holes and things (a patched wound over a shirt was so funny) add up to the stupidity of situations through the whole movie, you'll be eye-rolling a lot here. The movie has quite a lot of dark humour and doesn't pretend to be too serious, but this silliness is just lazy writing. It's not awful, but don't expect too much form it.

Overall this is an interesting thriller to watch.

Its main problem is the weird narrative with the time moving back and forth while telling the story and while leaving "crucial" clues out for a later reveal.

Also there is this gimmick, where the main character (a young cop) takes the place on screen of his older colleagues who are trying through personal stories to transfer their wisdom to him.

You get the hang of it, but it is a risk and it may confuses many of the viewers.

The cast is good enough. It consists of actors who you have seen them lots of times in secondary roles. Nevertheless they do a good job around a poker table as veteran cops, telling stories.

The "solution" of what is happening it's presented in "key phrases" from the beginning so if you want to follow the movie and enjoy it I suggest to pay attention from the start! The man behind the mask it might fool you too!

This film deserves more publicity than it is getting.. An impressive cast and a pretty good thriller in its own right.. The different stories that each cop puts forward on poker night are in itself pretty good. Each story is different in their own way and its really depicts how a legit detective team would handle the same case. The negatives that I have are really slight.. Maybe the plot could have been a bit more taut and focused on the killer a bit more. The acting is well handled.. I enjoyed the ending and I wish the team behind this all the best in their next venture. I went in without any expectations but the rating on IMDb (which I think it deserves at least a seven) and I liked it. If you are into thrillers, give it a try.