High Rollers

A return to his late 80s/early 90s pre-Pulp Fiction form, that is! This movie is the definition of "Straight to video" B movies that used to exist before the age of internet. Predictable, yet nonsensical script, phone-it-in acting, and entirely undeserving of your attention unless you are actively seeking out this sort of trash. It trudges through cliché after cliché, offering nothing fresh or entertaining. Even John Travolta's once-commanding presence can't salvage this disjointed mess from the bargain bin of cinematic misfires. It's little more than a forgettable footnote in Travolta's filmography, so feel free to skip.

If you want a reason to gouge your eyes out, watch this movie. Horrible plot and corny acting. A horrible soap opera. Literally would rather sit on a plane with a screaming baby puking next to me. I am questioning how someone could make this horrible of a movie. Staring at a wall is more entertaining. I would rather drink toilet water than watch this movie. Waste of time and money. I think a kindergarten musical would be a better use of time. I strongly advise that you avoid watching this movie again all costs. An experience I wish I could forget. How could this movie be so horrible within the decent cast? I don't know.

High Rollers falls apart on nearly every level. The plot is incoherent, riddled with logic gaps, and full of characters who behave in ways that make no sense. Dialogue is stiff and unnatural, leaving emotional moments feeling forced or laughable.

Visually, the film is uninspired. The camera work is flat, the pacing drags, and the editing feels clumsy - scenes either overstay their welcome or end abruptly. Add to that a mismatched, overbearing soundtrack and awkward sound design, and the result is a movie that never finds its rhythm.

But perhaps the biggest letdown? John Travolta. I had hoped to remember him for his legendary role in Pulp Fiction, not for this hollow performance in High Rollers. Watching him stumble through this mess is disheartening - like seeing a former champion trip over his shoelaces in the first round.

Honestly, after sitting through this film, I'm pretty sure I'll be having nightmares - not from the plot, but from how excruciatingly bad it all was.

Final verdict: High Rollers is a painful watch. Unless you're a glutton for cinematic punishment, avoid it. Your time - and your memory of John Travolta - deserves better.

After narrowly escaping a whirlwind of a heist, mastermind Mason (John Travolta) has retired from the criminal world with his gang of thieves and the love of his life, Decker (Gina Gershon). Their happy days are short lived when Decker is kidnapped by the notorious Salazar, bent on extracting revenge on Mason. Mason has no choice but to execute a risky heist inside a luxurious South American casino, putting him and his crew on a collision course with rivaling criminal syndicates and the FBI

This is a case of it is soo awful I was actually entertained by the stupidy. If ya wanna watch something so bad, break out some popcorn and have some laughs.

High Rollers is a sequel to Cash Out. Director Randall Emmett probably shot both movies back to back even though there is one significant cast change.

Master thief Mason Goddard (John Travolta) finds out his girlfriend Amelia (Gina Gershon) has been kidnapped by criminal warlord Salazar (Danny Pardo.)

In order to get her back, Mason and his crew has pull a heist on a casino. Although There is no guarantee that Salazar would keep his side of the deal.

As well as planning a daring robbery, Mason needs to deal with the FBI who are tracking him as well.

High Rollers is a straight to streaming view. Low budget but it looks glossy. It has a patchy story, horribly cliched. Travolta gives a committed performance, like an actor who is doing this hoping a better movie is offered to him next.