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The Cooler

Starring: Alec Baldwin, Joe Conti Director: Wayne Kramer MPAA Rating: R
3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (52 customer reviews)
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ccDirector and crew commentaries
Anatomy of a scene (courtesy of Sundance Channel LLC)
Storyboard comparisons
5.1 music-only track
English and Spanish subtitles


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Writer/director Wayne Kramer offers a glimpse into the aging Las Vegas casino world with the romantic drama The Cooler. Bernie Lootz (William H. Macy) is extremely unlucky at gambling, and he owes the Shangri-La casino over 100,000 dollars. He is so unlucky that he is hired as a "cooler," someone to gamble next to high rollers and give them some of his bad luck to stop them from winning. This arrangement works out for awhile, until Bernie has almost paid off his debt and meets cocktail waitress Natalie Belisario (Maria Bello). The two start to fall in love and Bernie's luck begins to change. However, the old-fashioned mob boss Shelly Kaplow (Alec Baldwin) isn't going to let Bernie go so easily. Meanwhile, Larry Sokolov (Ron Livingston) arrives on the scene to help update the business management of the old mobster-run casino. Also starring Joey Fatone and Paul Sorvino as lounge singers. The Cooler was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize in the dramatic competition at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide

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4.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding Performances in an All Around Good Movie, Jul 5 2007
By Kasey Driscoll - See all my reviews
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Shelly Kaplow is an old fashioned casino owner in this brilliant Wayne Kramer film. Shelly is played perfectly by a once lost actor Alex Baldwin, whose previous failures as a leading man have led him down the path of becoming an absolutely magnificent character actor. Shelly is a man Who runs his casino his way, despite being urged by other forces (including Ron Livingston's great performance as Larry Sokolove) to update his business beyond Las Vegas nostalgia. Shelly also employs "Coolers"; these are people who carry an array of bad luck and destroy the luck of even the hottest casino tables. Bernie Lootz (William H. Macy) is the very best Cooler in the business and despite their checkered past, he is also Shelly's only real friend. Bernie's luck is terrible until he finds love in the form of Maria Bello's Natalie. His luck turns as he is planning to leave the business and Shelly is trying to talk him out of it. So the stage is set for these actors to roam free and walk us through a delightful and at times shocking thriller.

I laughed at these characters and thoroughly enjoyed watching the actors absolutely rule the screen in this enjoyable little movie. Macy normally must outshine stronger roles around him as a supporting actor but here we see him in a rare feature role and he is as good as ever. Macy comes off as perpetually unnerved by all the cards he is dealt in his life no matter what they are. The only time Macy is upstaged or equaled is by Maria Bello's convincing opposite role as Natalie, and the furious and often hilarious performance unleashed by Alec Baldwin. Ironically, we see Baldwin take the reins and steal scenes in a supporting role from a career supporting role master in Macy, and his leading role here. I knew Baldwin was good because the hype was seemingly coming from all the right places, but he is extremely entertaining in this film, even more so then I expected.

At times The Cooler has it's share of predictable details I really shouldn't get into here, but I don't think that it's ability to surprise us with some of its twists is what the film sets out to accomplish, although there were some points where I wish they did. We get to understand the reasons why Natalie and Bernie are in love so fast, we understand why Shelly is a sadistic and egotistical power monger (a rarity to see a microscope put on such a villain) and Macy under plays his role as an alternative to Baldwin's fiery Shelly...perhaps that is why Shelly sees them as close friends.

The Cooler carries a style that paces the natural humor just enough where it is funny without being a comedy, while also keeping the drama in check enough to really keep you caring at key moments. This film is handled impeccably well by Kramer and even more defined by a bevy of excellent performances. Good story and very rarely slow to even the most impatient viewer. The Cooler is a very good film.
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3.0 out of 5 stars MUDDLED, BUT WORTHWHILE, Jul 16 2004
By NotATameLion (Michigan) - See all my reviews
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The Cooler is a dark tale of luck and free will. It is loaded with brilliant performances. Yet it falls well short of its potential.

The best thing about The Cooler is Maria Bello. She is among a handful of the most beautiful women on the screen these days. As Natalie she exudes an emotional depth and an aching honesty that almost makes this movie something great.

Almost.

Despite similarly wonderful performances from Baldwin and Macy, this dark comedy drowns in its "dark" (dank to be more precise). The Cooler can't figure out if it wants to be a gangster flick, a romantic comedy, a dark comedy, or an elegy for the old ways of Vegas. That the movie almost pulls this off is a credit to the actors involved.

The Cooler misses its mark though. I found it enjoyable, but I have the feeling that most of my friends would either have their patience tested or balk at the heavy violence and sexual content. People watching a slightly more humorous version of Leaving Las Vegas still have to deal with the existential goo of Leaving Las Vegas--no matter the outcome or humor along the way.

That said, if you feel you're up to the challenge, The Cooler, for all its scattershot befuddlement, does sing a strain of the greatest song of all: the song of Love and its power to save and transform--a song well worth listening to--in any form.

"Set me as a seal upon your heart, as a seal upon your arm, for love is strong as death, jealousy is fierce as the grave. Its flashes are flashes of fire, the very flame of the LORD. Many waters cannot quench love, neither can floods drown it."

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Las Vegas flick, Jul 15 2004
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The actors did such a great job in this movie. I've always been a William H. Macy fan, but the job he did in The Cooler blew me away. He totally encompassed the role of Bernie Lootz. Alec Baldwin was also very impressive. He managed to create sympathy for an unsympathetic character. I think this rates among his best work.

Maria Bello was also great. I loved how real the love scenes were. No airbrushing, this was obviously real people with real flaws. That's good. I hate to watch a movie while castigating myself for not hitting the gym!

A very moving story.

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4.0 out of 5 stars William Macy gives another great performance
William H. Macy plays Bernie Lootz and as you'll read in other reviews here, Bernie is a guy who is so unlucky that a Casino has hired him to let his bad luck rub off on the other... Read more
Published on Jul 8 2004 by Mark J. Fowler

3.0 out of 5 stars just okay
This was a decent movie. It was about a man, played by William H. Macy, who works as a cooler at a casino. Read more
Published on Jul 4 2004 by Heather Anne Bean

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow - what an entertaining picture for a change!
I just finished watching this movie. Finally something that's different. It's about a guy (William Macy) who is so unlucky that his job is to bring bad luck to gamblers in a... Read more
Published on Jul 4 2004 by Donna Goldman

2.0 out of 5 stars Had Potential..... But Overall Dissappointing.
I bought this DVD based on reccomendations from friends and some of the strong reviews I read here at Amazon. Read more
Published on Jul 1 2004 by Dr. William VanHofstran

3.0 out of 5 stars Bad Luck Bernie
In "The Cooler", William Macy plays Bernie, a luckless man whose job is to "cool" off streaky gamblers at an old school casino. Read more
Published on Jun 30 2004 by fra7299

4.0 out of 5 stars Very cool and entertaining
The Cooler exists just beyond the reach of what we know as reality. The film presents a world where luck is tangible; some people are lucky and others are not. Read more
Published on Jun 30 2004 by Wesley Mullins

1.0 out of 5 stars one of the most overrated films of 2003...
This was a pretty funny movie, but i'm sure anyone who knows the premise - it isn't supposed to be. I found myself laughing during the dramatic scenes, and cringing during the... Read more
Published on Jun 28 2004 by Craig Russell

4.0 out of 5 stars Jackpot
Get lucky, see this movie. Good acting and writing. Cringe and laugh, and wonder why this movie didn't get a bigger play before dvd.
Published on Jun 26 2004 by John Bowes

4.0 out of 5 stars Steals the Show
The Cooler is a movie similar to "Casino", it shows the gritty side of the business that the public is not aware of. Read more
Published on Jun 21 2004 by coopertex

4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty Fun!
The Cooler is an entertaining, enjoyable flick with good acting,pretty good writing, and a neat plot that moves along nicely and keeps you hooked 'till the very end. Read more
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