Hard Eight(1997)- User Reviews

Total joke! SM Jackson has to wish he wasn't in this movie. No laughter. No plot. No action. No moral to the story.Terrible acting.
Who the hell thought it was a good idea to release this?more»

absolutely horrible...

No comedy, no drama, nonsense, bull*****, waste of time, The only thing this film has alot of is crap.more»

Plot : John (C. Reilly) has just lost all of his money in Vegas and now he sits outside of a restaurant out in the desert. That is until Sydney (Phillip Baker Hall) convinces John to come with him back to Vegas and become a professional gambler.

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This is one of those movies that make you feel like if you blink you'll miss something important. Loved every minute!more»

Sorry to tell everyone this but I think this is the greatest movie of all time. This is by far my favorite movie. Highly recommended!more»

He would later direct such excellent dramas as Magnolia and Boogie Nights.
Hard Eight has to do with the casino game Craps. To win on Hard Eight, you need to role a pair of 4's.
The movie Hard Eight is about an aging gambler Sydney(Philip …more»

Paul Thomas Anderson has gone on to become possibly the greatest director of his generation, with such great films as Boogie Nights, Magnolia, and Punch-Drunk Love. Hard Eight, his first feature, isn't his best, but by watching it you can tell he …more»

I just really liked the characters, in the movie, the story seems a bit casual but certainly not without chemistry in it (uprising also)more»