The Cooler

A Vegas Casino uses an old school method to keep winers dow. Heck I think I sit next to this guy evert time I walk into a casino. Maria Bellows is Smokin.... Full review

The cast of The Cooler is amazing and the characters they portray are fully developed. I was mesmerized by the story, the characters, the acting and, most of all, the cinematography. The way they use lighting and costume to develop the... Full review

This movie was kinda boring and not interesting at all. I would have given it an "f" if it were'nt for Alec Baldwin. He was funny at times and William H Macy was decent. It did kind of get interesting there... Full review

Mario Bello has done it again as with all her movies. I don't see why she is not America's sweetheart. The pacing in this film is perfect, it makes you feel good about yourself. Alec Baldwin may really be the most... Full review

I enjoyed this movie. Wonderful performances all over, especially by Baldwin and Macy. Also, I felt intrigued by the character that Baldwin portrayed - a bad guy for whom you feel sorry. You don't see that every day, in your... Full review

This is one of those "nothing is what it seems" sort of screenplays where convoluted twists and turns in plotting keep you hooked until the end of the story. Not only is the ending a surprise--although a happy one--but along... Full review

This movie was awesome. I like the way the director captures the city of Las Vegas, it looks real good. The story is awesome too, I gamble, but I have never heard of the term "Cooler". I think you will like... Full review

This is a film that was very underrated during its initial release. The acting in this film is extraordinary. Even Alec Baldwin, believe it or not, gives an excellent performance. Maria Bello deserved an Oscar nomination for hers. If you like... Full review

Even though this movie doesn't have the millions of $'s spent to promote it, this movie is an excellent sleeper. If not for the ticket lady at my local theater I would have never seen the movie. I am happy she... Full review

William Macy's Bernie Loots is a full-time loser. His luck is so bad that it rubs off on anybody around him. Lootz is a cooler - a guy who circulates around in a casino run by Alec Baldwin, cooling off... Full review

And I don't think the film looks cheap. After two indie features-Blazeland (which he calls "an epic of misfortune unto itself") and Crossing Over -Kramer is making a name (and career) for himself with The Cooler, a gritty tale of the Las Vegas underworld starring William H. Macy, Alec Baldwin, Maria Bello and Ron Livingston. ... Full Review

despite the passable performances and nice direction -....the film's most interesting character is marginalised as a result.....By far the best scenes are those involving Shelly's struggle against corporate modernisation..... ... Full Review

The Cooler is a treat of a film, tinged with an abundance of truth and poignancy. A life affirming story about luck and love, The Cooler is a satisfying film about a loser who finds lady luck. ... Full Review

Perhaps their expatriate eyes are what makes the film fresh. The drama is that much nearer the surface. When she takes him to bed, in a beautiful, funny love scene, Bernie's omens disappear. ... Full Review

By that time, "The Cooler" has become almost excruciating to watch, so high has Kramer ratcheted up the stakes and the tension.....William H. Macy gets a long-deserved star vehicle in "The Cooler," a funny, gritty, thoroughly engaging Las Vegas fairy tale.....Through it all, Kramer keeps the storybook nature of this lurid fable alive, with some improbable plot twists and magical-realist screen effects.....Much of "The Cooler," including Mark Isham's lush, shimmering orchestral score, is meant to be an elegy ... Full Review

On Jan. 25 the stars get to eat, guzzle and be merry once again (the crowd of 1,300 will consume 204 bottles of white wine, 220 bottles of red and 156 magnums of Mo?t champagne) for the 61st annual ceremony,... ... Full Article

This week: How ratings for movies began in film's earliest days -- in New Jersey, natch. "If it ain't broke," the late Jack Valenti used to like to say about his beloved movie-ratings system, "don't fix it." ... Full Article

Director Wayne Kramer made one of my favorite all-time caper movies: 2003's The Cooler , which played on the coolness of star William H. Macy while he was at the peak of his post- Fargo coolness. ... Full Article

The MPAA ratings system is totally screwed up, as everyone other than the MPAA itself knows. Savvy moviegoers have figured out the bizarre system of morality employed by the MPAA and have learned to disregard it as irrelevant at best,... ... Full Article

"Running Scared" is the movie in which writer-director Wayne Kramer takes all the good will and artistic credibility he amassed two years ago with his Vegas drama "The Cooler" and flushes it down the toilet. There were those of us ... Full Article

Writer/director Wayne Kramer (The Cooler) delivers an uncompromising film that will surely stun audiences with its extremes. Gavin Hood does an excellent job encompassing a variety of themes in this film. ... Full Article