The Card Player

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Cast & Crew

Stefania Rocca
Anna Mari

Liam Cunningham
John Brennan

Silvio Muccino
Remo

Adalberto Maria Merli
Police Commissioner

Fiore Argento
Lucia Marini

Vera Gemma
Third Victim

Dario Argento
Director

Dario Argento
Writer

Franco Ferrini
Writer

Dario Argento
Producer

Claudio Argento
Producer

Benoît Debie
Cinematographer

Claudio Simonetti
Original Music

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Critic Reviews for The Card Player

Audience Reviews for The Card Player

• Jun 21, 2013

  Dario Argento has crafted some of the most memorable horror films in the genres history. However he has lost his touch starting in the mid 90's. The Card Player may have been a great concept on paper, but on-screen it fails to deliver anything truly entertaining. This film fails to deliver what Argento's classic films did so well back in the day. This is a dull affair with poor acting, directing and storytelling. The film simply doesn't have that spark that made Argento's work memorable. This film is just bad and will disappoint the diehard Argento fan. I've been a fan of his for a while now, and I had heard mixed things about The Card Player. However this was a big letdown and it shows signs of a director that is quickly running out of ideas. I think it's a shame because Argento is one of the legends of horror, but this one just fails on every level. If the script would have been reworked and the cast better chosen, maybe this film would have had a chance, but as it stands, The Card Player is just another run of the mill Giallo with 21st Century elements to make it more interesting for today's audience, but in doing so has no substance to its concept. Well, it's bad, and if you love old school Argento movies, don't watch this one as all his trademark elements are nonexistent. I think it's a shame because this film could have been great, but this is just a boring movie with poor buildup, a bad cast and awful storyline that could have been reworked many times to make this a worthwhile Giallo that ranks up there with some of Argento's best. Unfortunately it's a forgettable film not worth your time.
  Alex r Super Reviewer
• Jul 27, 2011

  The concept is very interesting with this one and the kills are good. The love story, however, dragged the film down and made it too conventional.
  Matt P Super Reviewer
• Jan 12, 2011

  Cyber-thriller about a thrill-seeking killer who kidnaps women and then lures the police into a game of online poker to play for the lives of the victims. This one misses the mark, which is a shame because the plot has pontential but it was nowhere near as suspenseful as it could have been. Acting all-round is quite poor except for Liam Cunningham who livens things up whenever he's on screen. Music was cheap techno-garbage which does nothing to add to the tension. Gone is the style and clever camera work that Argento employed in his 70s and 80s films. A real let-down... probably the directors worse film to date.
  Lee ? Super Reviewer
• Apr 13, 2009

  Here, the victims lives depend on a game of online poker. And that aspect of the film is great and works really well. Sadly, Argento has given up on visual style, chucks in a needless love story - in fact, the Irish guy adds nothing to the film whatsoever. And the twist is straight out of Saw II, only it makes no sense. Hard to believe this is from the director of Phenomena.
  Marcus W Super Reviewer

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