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ROUNDERS**** Martin ( The Color o f Money) Scorsese could take a lesson from director John Dahl. If you want to make a movie that deserves to be men tioned in the same breath as The Hustler, this is the way to go. For one thing, Dahl’s gleefully seedy saga of twentysomething poker ninjas vir tually mirrors the storyline of the 1961 poolhall classic: Brash rising star plays the master early on in the film and loses big. The final act reunites them for round two and, in between, the viewer is afforded a glimpse into the life of a profession al player — the easy sucker games and the con tests against other pros, the toll the compulsion takes on relationships and, always, the human zoo of prostitutes, goons and con men on the periphery. In an age when every new movie seems to steal from a previous one, the most we can hope for is precisely what we have here: a really good rip-off of a truly great film. Matt (Good W ill Hunting, The Rainmaker) is both a genius and a student of the law this time,
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a kind of cardplaying Rain Man with an uncan ny ability to count cards and read people. When we first meet him, he’s struggling to change his gambling ways and focus on law school. He’s got a nice apartment with fel low law student Gretchen Mol and an awful job dri ving a delivery truck. One day his old partner in crime, played colorfully by Edward Norton, gets released from prison and learns that his gambling debts have been accruing cue from The interest while he’s been away, and that he has very little time to come up with a great deal of money or he’ll be going away for good. Naturally, that forces Damon to choose between keeping his promise to his girlfriend and following his bliss back into the world of smoke-filled rooms and big-time cards. The choice may be an easy one, but the time the two have in their attempt to amass sufficient win nings is anything but a breeze. As he did with the wonderful Last Seduction, Dahl demonstrates a rare flair for the low-rent hustler milieu. Damon’s performance benefits from a winning mix of boyishness and gutter bravado, while the work done here by John Malkovich, in the role of a Russian who runs a squalid but high-rolling card club, is a delicious, totally overdrive bit of scenery-chewing. ' ' Odds are the film won’t prove nearly as durable as its model; nonetheless, if you’re in the mood for something meatier and darker than we’ve seen at the movies in some months, Rounders is a safer than average bet.
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Beverly Hill 1:45, 4:10, 7:30. Studio 54 9:45. Smoke Signals 2, 7:15. There’s Something About Mary 1:10, 3:50, 6:40, 9:20. All shows daily.
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4 North Avenue, Burlington, 863-6040. Times not available at press time. C IN EM A N IN E Shelburne Road, S. Burlington, 864-5610 Simon Birch* 12:50, 3:50, 7, 9:30. Rush Hour* 12:05, 2:15, 4:30, 7:10, 9:25. One True Thing* 12:30, 3:10, 6:40, 9:40. Rounders 12:40, 3:40, 6:50, 9:45. How Stella Got Her Groove Back 9:35. Knock Off 2:20. Studio 54 7:15, 9:55. Snake Eyes 12:10, 4:25, 7:20, 10. The Parent Trap 12:45, 4. Saving Private Ryan 12, 3:30, 7:30. There’s Something About Mary 12:20, 3:20, 6:45, 9:50. Ever After 1, 3:45, 7:05. All shows daily.
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S H O W C A S E C IN E M A S 5 Williston Road, S. Burlington, 8634494. Rush Hour* 12:40, 2:40, 4:40, 7, 9:35. Saving Private Ryan 1, 4:20, 7:50. Rounders 12:50, 3:30, 6:50, 9:30. Dead Man on Campus 1:10, 7:10. Blade 12:30, 3:20, 6:40, 9:25. Armageddon 3:40, 9:20. All shows Sat.-Sun. No matinees Mon.-Fri. N IC K E L O D E O N C IN E M A S College Street, Burlington, 863-9515. One True Thing* 1, 3:40, 6:50, 9:30. Your Friends & Neighbors 1:30, 3:30, 7, 9:10. The Governess* 1:20, 4, 6:30, 9. Next Stop Wonderland* 4:20, 9:40. The Slums of
T H E SAVOY Main Street, Montpelier, 229-0509. Smoke Signals* 6:30, 8:45. (daily). At the following theaters in our area listings not available at press time. Call for info. S U N S E T D R IV E -IN Porters Point Rd., Colchester, 862-1800. C A P IT O L T H E A T R E 93 State Street, Montpelier, 2290343. PAR A M O U N T T H E A T R E 241 North Main Street, Barre, 479-9621. STO W E C IN E M A Baggy Knees Shopping Center, Stowe, 253-4678. MAD R IV E R F L IC K Route
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