Review of The Card Counter (2021) by 3Ebfan511 — 19 Jun 2022

Great performance by Oscar Isaac in a flawed film. Its just terribly slow, and therefore not very entertaining. It is dark, and mysterious, and does make you want to keep watching, to some degree, but it took me a 2nd viewing to finish it...waiting, hoping...expecting...some kind of payoff at the end. It has an ending. But I wouldn't say it was worth the run time to get there.

The biggest issues are the slow pace, and the wierd dialogue and character choices. The film and premise had much potential but what you end up with is a great peformance, an interesting premise, but an under-whelming film. Only watch if you have the patience to see a slow brooding mystery. Isaac's performance is worth seeing for those with the patience, but the film should have been far better.