Poker Face

Name: Poker Face
Genre: Action, Thriller, Crime
Released: November 16, 2022
Duration: 95 min
Rating: 43
Cast: Aden Young, Benedict Hardie, Brooke Satchwell, Daniel MacPherson, Elsa Pataky

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Screen Media Films | Release Date: November 16, 2022 | Not Rated

Starring: Aden Young, Benedict Hardie, Brooke Satchwell, Daniel MacPherson, Elsa Pataky, Jack Thompson, Jacqueline McKenzie, Liam Hemsworth, Lynn Gilmartin, Matthew Nable, Paul Tassone, Russell Crowe, Steve Bastoni, The RZA

Summary: A yearly high-stakes poker game between childhood friends turns into chaos when the tech billionaire host (Russell Crowe) unveils an elaborate scheme to seek revenge for the ways they've betrayed him over the years. But as his plans unfold, a group of thieves hatch plans of their own breaking into the mansion thinking it is empty. The oldA yearly high-stakes poker game between childhood friends turns into chaos when the tech billionaire host (Russell Crowe) unveils an elaborate scheme to seek revenge for the ways they've betrayed him over the years. But as his plans unfold, a group of thieves hatch plans of their own breaking into the mansion thinking it is empty. The old friends quickly band together and the years of playing the game help them win their way through a night of terror.… Expand

Director: Russell Crowe

Genre(s): Action, Thriller, Crime

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 95 min

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Luke Y. Thompson

Nov 16, 2022

When the entire theme is about misdirection, then yes, assessing how enjoyable the swerves and bluffs are, both narratively and conceptually, feels entirely appropriate. And they all too often feel like letdowns. Read full review

Richard Roeper

Nov 21, 2022

Poker Face has a lean, cool look, and there are some effective dramatic moments, mostly due to the weight-of-the-old weariness in Crowe’s powerful performance. Unfortunately, Paul Tassone’s over-the-top theatrics as the main villain border on the cartoonish, as the psychological gamesmanship gives way to standard action movie stuff, and the cards and the chips have long been forgotten. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Glenn Kenny

Nov 16, 2022

Even if you can sense the fun Crowe is having with the camera setups in certain scenes, Poker Face is simultaneously a lot and not all that much. Read full review

Tim Grierson

Nov 27, 2022

Poker Face ends up being a cautionary tale about appreciating what you have — ironic since this thriller doesn’t have a sufficient grip on any of its myriad elements to fully engage. Read full review

The Film Stage Dan Mecca

Nov 16, 2022

Crowe is searching for something as a filmmaker. His first two features may not work as constructed, but it’s clear the themes and emotions within are important to him. There is ambition at the edges, here’s hoping the third time is the charm. Read full review

Collider Erick Massoto

Nov 17, 2022

Poker Face constantly tries to raise the bet and bring new elements to the table, but you quickly realize it’s all a bluff. It doesn’t know how to build tension and anticipation and does no effort to work on its characters. It also doesn’t know how to convey a thrilling poker game, and after stumbling through completely disposable plot points, it tries to wrap its story up with life lessons that are as generic as the movie itself. Read full review

Jacob Oller

Nov 21, 2022

The sparse action scenes are useless jumbles, tossing bodies in misblocked blurs of messy motion—like a human game of 52-card pickup—or encased in total darkness. If we can’t see anything, this gamble suggests, maybe we won’t think that what we see is bad. Read full review

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Mick50008

Nov 26, 2022

You don't get what you think you're getting based on the title. Definitely not Russell Crowes biggest role he's played but not a total miss either.

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Ralfbergs

Dec 11, 2022

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. At first it starts off quite boring and goes on that for like 30 minutes - you are only watching hoping to see some grand tournament Jake is organizing. Then, when they finally are getting ready to meet up it starts to look interesting as everyone going to poker game has their own agenda - which would mean we could see some twists and interesting events. Then turns out Jake already knows it all and it blows over quick - only for art stealers to come steal art but one of them be angry at Jake and suddenly wanting to kill everyone. If you want poker - there is almost none. If you want action or thriller - it seems it will be an interesting movie and then it ends up being a letdown. They had such potential to make it more interesting as it got you hooked at one point and then turns out its a letdown real quick.… Expand

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Mauro_Lanari

Dec 14, 2022

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The first 10 minutes are an explosion of hallucinated creativity, after which the screenplay explodes, the director exchanges the pastiche of genres with their mess and from the poker itself onwards one no longer understands anything except for a vague atmosphere and epilogue(Mauro Lanari)
The first 10 minutes are an explosion of hallucinated creativity, after which the screenplay explodes, the director exchanges the pastiche of genres with their mess and from the poker itself onwards one no longer understands anything except for a vague atmosphere and epilogue with a Muccinian tone: not really a compliment.… Expand

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JLuis_001

Feb 7, 2023

Once upon a time, Russell Crowe was synonymous with quality. Perhaps he got tired of taking part in more serious projects and moved on to extremely forgettable roles.
With the exception of The Nice Guys and Boy Erased, I have a hard time remembering any of his movies since Noah.
Now, inOnce upon a time, Russell Crowe was synonymous with quality. Perhaps he got tired of taking part in more serious projects and moved on to extremely forgettable roles.
With the exception of The Nice Guys and Boy Erased, I have a hard time remembering any of his movies since Noah.

Now, in Poker Face, as he did with The Water Diviner - His directorial debut - he once again lets himself be the star, but this time he delivers an extremely mediocre movie in which you can see that he enjoyed himself, with is friend, only that he forgot that the audience should enjoy themselves, too.… Expand

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