This movie was a royal flush of crap. Besides the horrible poker standards from a technical standpoint. I was stunned to see it had four writers. The dialogue was appropriate for an MTV drama. I was disappointed to see Michael Madsen attached to such a donkey of a movie. I guess he has to eat too. James Russo was his usual one note gruff self. The Director apparently brought his vast acting expertise as a walk on character actor (mostly featured extra roles)to direct his mostly young, pin-up looks but shallow as a puddle cast. the subplots were inane and muddled. This film was a train wreck riding the popularity of hold' em's recent rise to prominence. The Soundtrack was completely unsuited to the tone of the movie. The Main character is capable of only righteous indignation as an emotion. the 10 yr old version was much more convincing as a real character than the "grown-up" version we are supposed to empathize with. This is 90 minutes of my life I'll want back someday.

I hope you don't ever pay to see this movie. It is terrible! It has the weirdest storyline ever, if you can call it a storyline. It is so bad that I am struggling to find anything else to say about it to fill 10 lines apart from the fact it is bad bad bad. The acting is poor, and not poor in the comical sense but in the painful cringe sense. Why did Micheal Madsen ever get involved in this? He must have cried when he saw it the first time. I really don't know what to say apart from the fact that if you are wanting to watch this because you are into poker..don't, it makes a mockery of the game. If you want to watch it because you fancy watching a good movie...don't, its the worst I have seen in a very long time.

If "smell-o-vision" is ever actually invented, and you stumble upon this first-class disaster, the smell of failure (dog turds) WILL waft through your television. How in the hell the entire cast got through this fiasco of a production with a straight is beyond me. AND!...and!!...that the good folks at HBO include this in their programming, subjecting us to possibly the worst acting performances in cinematic history, is dumbfounding!! I mean, they had to have felt like less of a human being by actually ACCEPTING their paychecks when it was over. Honestly, by the end, I couldn't turn it off because I was in tears laughing hysterically (and deep down thinking, is this for real?? I mean I hit the "info" button on my remote to make sure it wasn't classified as a comedy!!) I realize Swain, Madsen, Gossett Jr., et al, aren't Oscar caliber actors, but that they lent their acting "talents" to this garbage is truly baffling. I'd normally tell potential viewers to stay the hell away, but it's almost worth your time to enjoy some good belly laughs at the expense of the entire cast and crew...just make sure to have a barf bag close at hand.

I think Dominique Swain is totally hot. She is also an awesome actress. Madson is totally great in the movie. I would love to see another movie with Swain and Madsen. It would be cool. James Russo played such an evil guy. I would love to see him do a comedy. Does anyone know if Dominique Swain has a boyfriend? Some Hollywood guy ought to scoop her up. I think she's hot. I think the movie was great. I liked Ace's friends in the movie too. They gave it a young feel to the movie. Lou Gosset was totally out of sight. He is great in this movie. He's great in every movie. All In has something for everyone. Hot girls for the guys. Good looking guys for the girls. I guess. I'm not into guys. I do like the hot girls in this movie though. Keep up the great work Dominique. You're totally hot.