fernandoneves-58430 That's right look at the title. That's exactly what the producer said when he finished this movie. It's like when just made the most fabulous cake and instead putting a cherry on top of it you put a big dump.The most messed up thing is: this producer thinks that people will still remove the top and eat the rest of it. One last aspect is how the producer tried to cover all your rational options with aspects that have 1% of happening IN ONE SINGLE NIGHT. «««««««««««««SPOILERS SECTION»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»-Main actor nervous to conceal a lie? -He is getting engaged! that will do. -Gets the wallet and leaves? -Close the building nobody gets out!-Hello Mr officer come on In to my private property! -Let's gamble lottery tickets because we are not all that broke to gamble real money.Bring me a math equation to understand how a phone call to person A Brings person B without any knowledge from A. Oh boy if I had that winning lottery ticket and asked the pope to pick it up he would have to let me know every 5 min. (oh yeah wife calls) legit!...not But yes every possible turn that this movie takes looks so forced that hurts to watch. There is nothing natural in this film, every irrational turn this movie takes is covered up by some backup master plan that exists only inside the producers head. 15 years later somebody made me watch this and I think... how Ryan Reynolds didn't laugh at the script back then?

seans_life I talk about with my ex-fiancée how I enjoyed and used to go see movies and know there would be some good ones in the mix of what I saw at the theaters but for one and a half years it has been horrid but luckily while sitting at home late at night I caught much of the latter half of this movie. It is definitely worth a rental for someone and what is even better is that if there is some sort of special edition with Jeff Proebst talking about the movie he made well that would definitely be interesting. I wish the guy would show some guts and dump the money maker that is Survivor ,which is now only interesting if you are on the show, and make another movie. I think that attempt shows he has the talent to make something else. It was a real nice surprise to see that kind of ending and also a nice surprise to be shocked at who wrote and directed the movie.

mihart-m With Jeff Probst as director, I didn't have high expectations. The premise sounded interesting so I thought I would give it a go.Happily, this movie was much more than I expected. Enough for me to write my first movie review. And look for the next movie by Probst. I would recommend this to anyone and glad to have it in my collection.The premise of a young man, who is shown to be thoughtful and caring , who finds a wallet containing a winning lottery ticket and the turmoil within that ensues. The plot was realistic, set in real time, with what I consider to some very real decisions and choices by real characters. There were some good plot turns that weren't expected which is always a nice treat keeping the movie moving - I never thought "ok lets move on". These were real characters, in which I could see a lot of my friends in. They were quickly set up and I found that great. The lead character, Tepper, was well acted by Erik Palladino, in which you could relate to his turmoil. Matthew Lillards character was obnoxious - a little over the top, but well acted. He definitely could have been toned down. I felt that he was given too much camera time and not enough to Ryan Renyolds character. Quigley should have been more developed - it was as though he was thrown into the cast at the last minute - possibly to give the movie a little more "star power".The movie is not perfect, but then there never is. Most of the holes that others pointed out, I felt were mainly due to bad choices by the characters. As in real life, we make bad decisions at the time or someone else may see that we made a bad decision. These weren't flaws where you say "that is impossible". Personally I found this movie to be thought provoking, and many of the reviews over-analyzed it, missing the point.NOTE: I personally like the "redial" scene, as it made me think - it wasn't in my face like a country song.If I had to pick 1 thing I didn't like...it was probably the twist at the end. I like a subtle clue or 2 where you say at some point in the movie, "I wonder if".

jotix100 Jeff Probst tight, unassuming film was a rare find. Saw it on cable, and since this is an indie film, one has to take one's hat to the director for having made the movie.The question that came to my mind is what would anyone do with the possibility of sudden wealth, one that is achieved by ill gotten means. The question, plays havoc with Tepper, who knows what he has in his possession. His friends have no clue to what's really happening and why is the stranger, Avery, allowed to stay and participate in the card game. Tepper made a mistake at the beginning of the film when he notifies about his finding. He lives to regret it, but ultimately, his own sense of decency when all goes haywire around him, takes hold of him and he does the right thing, or does he?The cast was very good. The action seems, at times, like a filmed stage play, but the performances by all save the film from being boring or losing the audience's interest. Erik Palladino is quite good as Tepper, the man with a conscience. Mathew Lillard, as Fish, is never dull. Ryan Reynolds and Dash Mihok round up the quartet of friends that meet for a card game.James Earl Jones is at times mysterious and a figure of pity because we all know what he must be going through, but then again, he had been playing with the quartet of friends and with the viewer.Good job by Jeff Probst.