REVIEWS NEWS INTERVIEWS OTHER

(1 - 44) of 44 OFCS Rating: 68% Fresh Page   1   4/5 "Una de esas cintas que deja un sabor de boca intenso y grato, que mejora conforme pasan las horas desde que se vio."   Cinenganos   Alex Ramirez 1.5/4 "Subject to inexplicable pre-release hype"   Film Freak Central   Bill Chambers 4/5 "Along with the crispest of screenplays, The Cooler offers some of the best performances you will see this year...enormously entertaining."   Filmcritic.com   Blake French 2/4 "Worth seeing... for William H. Macy's butt, I guess."   Movie Boeuf   David N. Butterworth C "Fell apart because the senseless rags-to-riches story and the weak formulaic characterization of cliché Las Vegas figures never added up to much."   Ozus' World Movie Reviews   Dennis Schwartz "A rare and convincing chemistry emerges here between William H. Macy's sad-sack character and Maria Bello's wannabe showgirl-cocktail waitress."   ReelTalk Movie Reviews   Donald J. Levit 2/4 "Becomes too cute for its own good, relying so heavily on symbolism to get its points across that it becomes more ridiculous than lyrical."   TheMovieBoy.com   Dustin Putman 1/4 "Wayne Kramer’s misogynistic The Cooler is not for the Mamet faint-of-heart."   Slant Magazine   Ed Gonzalez 3/5 "Alec Baldwin se encarga de que Shelly sea por lejos el personaje más interesante de esta historia (...)"   Uruguay Total   Enrique Buchichio C "Contrived and artificial, glibly using its central conceit as a thematic device and nothing else."   Film Blather   Eugene Novikov 3/4 "[a] quirky and disturbing melodrama...armed with a witty wickedness and intriguing premise that’s stylish and thoroughly exuberant"   Movie Eye   Frank Ochieng B "Though this Las Vegas fairy tale is far from flawless, it benefits from a superlative cast that coasts over the cliches so ably that they almost seem newly-minted."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek "The Cooler challenges us to believe that two losers can triumph against formidable odds, buoyed up by love and their belief in Lady Luck. "   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat B- "The performances without exception are top-notch, and in truth, better than the film probably deserves."   Mixed Reviews   Gabriel Shanks 3/4 "Kramer has fashioned an impressive cinematic calling card."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 2/5 " The Cooler is too earnest a morality tale, saddled with derivative characters, to heat up much sympathy or interest. "   Los Angeles Alternative   Jay Antani 5/10 "A decent exercise in plain old-fashioned storytelling; unfortunately, the story itself is pretty cheesy."   Window to the Movies   Jeffrey Chen 7/10 "Felt a little like Leaving Las Vegas-light at times, but overall, worked on a number of levels."   JoBlo's Movie Emporium   JoBlo 85/100 "One not to miss."   FilmFocus   Joe Utichi 2.5/5 "Despite worthy individual elements, the film's substance is about as thin as the veneer of the lights and trappings of Vegas itself"   ToxicUniverse.com   John A. Nesbit ""The Cooler" is a small movie with a big heart and even bigger aspirations."   Light Views   John Larsen 5/10 "Mamet-Lite®."   Planet Sick-Boy   Jon Popick 3/4 "'Un buen trabajo fílmico que vale la pena disfrutar por sus valores técnicos, estéticos y actorales, que son muchos' "   Moviola   Jorge Avila Andrade 5/5 "Kudos to director/co-writer Wayne Kramer (with Frank Hannah) for creating such a well-written stage for his excellent casting to play out upon. Go see it, for pete's sake!"   Cinerina   Karina Montgomery 3.0/4 "If you enjoy watching realistic people realistically reacting to a slightly-supernatural situation set among the lights of Las Vegas... roll the dice on 'The Cooler.'"   MovieCrypt.com   Kevin A. Ranson 2.5/4 "Not unenjoyable, but not particularly memorable Casino/Hard Eight/Leaving Las Vegas hybrid. "   Montreal Film Journal   Kevin N. Laforest "Director Wayne Kramer takes this motley collection of flawed souls, throws them in a martini mixer, shakes things up and serves them in a chilled glass."   FilmStew.com   Larry Carroll B- "the sweet romance at its core and a fine supporting turn by Alec Baldwin make this one worth a gamble"   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford 6/10 "This is an engaging enough story and it has a really magnetic performance from Alec Baldwin. It won't win any Oscars, but it delivers its lightweight story with aplomb."   rec.arts.movies.reviews   Mark R. Leeper 3/4 "A smart, engrossing story with the right balance of down-and-dirty grit and tongue-in-cheek wit."   Mr. Brown's Movies   Michael Dequina 3.5/5 "There were times when I was so wrapped up in the characters that I only realized that I wasn't seeing anything really new until afterward."   Goatdog's Movies   Michael W. Phillips, Jr. 3/4 "Although the ending is a let-down, it’s still interesting to see the lessons luck ultimately teaches each of the characters."   Aisle Seat   Mike McGranaghan D "A pointless, money-depleting waste of time to be avoided at all costs."   Lessons of Darkness   Nick Schager 3/5 "Um raro exemplo de filme que utiliza o sexo não como forma de atrair o interesse superficial do espectador, mas sim para desenvolver a relação entre seus personagens."   Cinema em Cena   Pablo Villaca 2.5/5 "It's frustrating to watch good performances drown in a sea of movie cliches"   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline B+ "A terrific movie, with great performances and a sharp script."   Laramie Movie Scope   Robert Roten B- "“The Cooler” is a pretty fair calling card for first-timer [Wayne] Kramer."   Reeling Reviews   Robin Clifford B- "For every neon glimpse of Vegas “cool,” we must endure a fair share of faded Vegas clichés."   Eclipse Magazine   Sean O'Connell "William H. Macy and Maria Bello shine in a terrific -- and surprisingly sexy -- tale of a Vegas loser whose luck begins to turn."   Salon.com   Stephanie Zacharek 7/10 "If strong performances intrigue you, gamble on this one."   Modamag.com   Susan Granger 2.5/4 "Despite strong performances by leads William H. Macy, Maria Bello, and Alec Baldwin, this romantic drama about a perennial loser beating the odds in Las Vegas is predictable and unconvincing."   Reel.com   Timothy Knight "Click here to see review"   Wolf Entertainment Guide   William Wolf B+ Read review   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider 3/4 Read review   Big Picture Big Sound   Joe Lozito  (1 - 44) of 44 OFCS Rating: 68% Fresh Page   1