Synopsis
An average kind of guy who has a slight problem with gambling goes to the track, and mystically, it seems as though he can't lose, no matter how he bets; and he has an incredible day.
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Cast
- Richard DreyfussJay Trotter
- David JohansenLooney
- Teri GarrPam
- Jennifer TillyVicki
- Allen GarfieldGreenberg
- Edward WalshMarty (as Ed Walsh)
- Richard EdsonJohnny Casino
- David SchrammLufkin
- John RoseliusReardon
- Joseph WalshVibes
Recommendations
- 70
Los Angeles Times
Let It Ride looks good in a low-key way, and Giorgio Moroder's eclectic, funky mood-setting score is crucial in helping maintain tone as well as pace. [21 Aug 1989] - 50
Chicago Tribune
Let It Ride looks like it was vastly overshot and overwritten, then whittled down to something which resembles a movie but is really a long commercial for the joys of the racetrack. [22 Aug 1989] - 50
Portland Oregonian
It's as beautifully acted throughout as it is photographed, and it has a quizzical tone somewhere between sociological documentary and farce. [22 Aug 1989] - 50
San Francisco Chronicle
Let It Ride has atmosphere, plus a good setting, appealing actors - and a bad script. [19 Aug 1989] - 50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
Joe Pytka does display an occasional nice touch with mood and atmosphere - at its infrequent best, the humor here is almost wry. But his editing is as jumpy as a mare in heat. [19 Aug 1989] - 38
TV Guide Magazine
The major irritant is the hyperactive direction by Joe Pytka, a near-legendary helmer of TV commercials who films each scene as if it were the last, with everybody in the frame strenuously choreographed and overly busy. - 38
USA Today
Pytka may know how to push fizzy water, but he certainly can't make a punch line sparkle. [21 Aug 1989] - 30
Washington Post
Pytka's marginally successful at setting this gambler's fantasy against the Damon Runyonesque aspects of the horsy life.
