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      Lay the Favorite

      R Released Dec 7, 2012 1 hr. 34 min. Comedy Drama List
      18% 50 Reviews Tomatometer 19% 2,500+ Ratings Audience Score A former stripper's (Rebecca Hall) talent with numbers lands her a job with a professional gambler (Bruce Willis) who runs a sports book in Las Vegas. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Jul 25 Buy Now

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      A clumsy misstep for director Stephen Frears, Lay the Favorite puts all its chips on endearing quirk only to go bust.

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      Steve D Not a whole lot to like with this story. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 10/18/23 Full Review jelisije j A really good movie about a young girl who moves to las vegas and learns the value of money, love, friendship, and gambling. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Nudny. Słabe aktorstwo. Fabuła z czapy, uprawianie hazardu jako sposób na sensowny biznes, głupiutka bohaterka Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review michael t I watched a little over half of this movie about gambling. The part I watched was engaging enough, and then Bruce Willis's character started losing and it started unraveling. Like any addiction gone wrong, his character became erratic and it wasn't fun to watch. Don't know how it ended, but I expect it wasn't good. Catherine Zeta-Jones was barely recognizable; maybe had some weird plastic surgery. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review barry m Too "inside" for most moviegoers to follow, this gambling mishmash isn't helped by an over-the-top performance by Rebecca Hall. I'm still not sure if this is a comedy (not funny) or a character study (unfocused). Either way, you can probably survive life without it. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member What in the name of all star cast failure is this?! I'm very disappointed in Mr. Willis' decision to commit to such a brain cell loss of a movie. Young and ditzy (anonymous) lead actress becomes a pro gambler while glorifying the adultery of stealing another woman's (Catherine Zeta Jones) husband ...Jones' sad reaction? - Get a facelift! Gotta combat the negative lifestyle changes that a woman goes through leaving her prime. *eye roll* Positive note - you get to see Donna topless. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Kyle Smith New York Post Frears has a lot of fun with the bad tempers and high spirits of this crew of adrenaline junkies, and though the story falls a little flat, the script is sprinkled with dry wit. Rated: 2.5/4 Dec 7, 2012 Full Review Mick LaSalle San Francisco Chronicle "Lay the Favorite" is a small and not particularly ambitious movie, but it's pleasing and exceptionally well made. Rated: 3/4 Dec 7, 2012 Full Review Betsy Sharkey Los Angeles Times What has happened to director Stephen Frears? Rated: 1/5 Dec 6, 2012 Full Review Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com Broad, flat, lugubrious, the worst example of filmmaking that exists. Rated: 0.5/5 Jul 8, 2019 Full Review Joseph Walsh CineVue Despite the combination of bankable actors, a talented screenwriter and a fine director, Lay the Favourite is woefully disappointing. Rated: 2/5 Aug 23, 2018 Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews The degree to which Lay the Favorite fizzles out is ultimately nothing short of devastating... Rated: 2/4 Mar 30, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis A former stripper's (Rebecca Hall) talent with numbers lands her a job with a professional gambler (Bruce Willis) who runs a sports book in Las Vegas.
      Director
      Stephen Frears
      Screenwriter
      D.V. DeVincentis
      Distributor
      Radius TWC
      Production Co
      Ruby Films, Likely Story, Emmett/Furla Films, Random House Films, Wild Bunch, Lipsync Productions
      Rating
      R (Nudity|Language Throughout|Brief Drug Use|Some Sexual Content)
      Genre
      Comedy, Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Dec 7, 2012, Limited
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Aug 10, 2016
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $21.0K
      Sound Mix
      Datasat, SDDS, Dolby Digital
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