Synopsis
When a new detective is caught by a vicious psychopath and locked in a basement, he must use the knowledge he learned from some of the best detectives at Poker Night, then match wits against his captor.
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Cast
- Beau MirchoffJeter
- Ron PerlmanCalabrese
- Giancarlo EspositoBernard
- Corey LargeDavis
- Titus WelliverMaxwell
- Halston SageAmy
- Ron EldardCunningham
- Michael EklundThe Man
- Kieran LargeShawn Allen
- Lochlyn MunroMunson
Recommendations
- 50
The Hollywood Reporter
This mash-up of cop thriller and torture porn features some clever twists and provides the opportunity for some terrific characters actors to strut their stuff. But Poker Night ultimately deals a losing hand. - 50
Movie Nation
The players are good, with Mirchoff earnest and young as a nice contrast to the salty, rough-and-tumble elders, especially the iconic screen heavy, Perlman. It’s just that when the last card is dealt on this Poker Night, Francis isn’t content to let the best hand win. - 40
The Dissolve
Greg Francis’ writing and directing feature debut plays like a thoroughly mundane mashup of grim David Ayer cop movies like Training Day, neo-noirs like The Usual Suspects, and green-tinted, subterranean torture flicks like Saw for long enough that when Francis turns out to have an ace up his sleeve, it’s a genuine surprise. Not enough to put the movie into the black, but enough to mark him as a talent to watch. - 30
Variety
Flashbacks within flashbacks exhaust viewer patience in this snarky mix of crime, action and sadism. - 30
Los Angeles Times
Francis has a few moments of inspiration, nonchalantly deploying visual gags. If he were going for cult status, perhaps gonzo is the way to go. The rest of his stylistic flaunts, plot twists and contrivances are joyless.
