Negative Positive
Title: and what was the name of that little guy with the cloud over his head in "lil abner"?
Review: one of the themes here is akin to that of "casino", i.e. the end of the old las vegas. much like movies that bemoan the passing of manhattans deuce, i guess you had to be there to get it. otherwise this is a turgid soap opera/fantasy about william macy, professional loser who is used by casino owner alec baldwin to serve as a hex on gamblers who are winning too big. until the day he falls in love and loses his sprcial skill. the movie should have been better than it is, but a screenplay that reads like it came out of a college "how to write a screenplay" course just brings it down to a tad below mediocre.
Is the review positive or negative? 