You'll find a colorful cast of characters ranging from the sage and seasoned veterans to the dirty, shady crooks to the token degenerate. 'Rounders' has everything, and if you simply swapped poker tables for sportsbooks, the script would only need a few tweaks. If you want to indulge in a movie that'll make you sweat, I'm not sure there's a better one out there. While the film never directly involves sports gambling, it has enough jargon for the recreational handicapper to get immediately hooked by the lifestyle of Mike McDermott, the poker-playing protagonist played by Matt Damon. That should speak volumes about how elite this movie is.
I grew up on 'Rounders' even though I never really had a cards background. Today, I'll take off my handicapper shoes and play film critic to give all you suffering sports bettors a couple of tips on which movies you should and shouldn't watch to get your fix.
