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Lay the Favourite

Lay the Favourite (Lay the Favorite)

2012

Stephen Frears

Bruce Willis, Rebecca Hall, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Joshua Jackson ...

3.8

1,029

Comedy A dramedy centered on a thirtysomething woman who becomes involved with a group of geeky fiftyish men who have found a way to work the sportsbook system in Las Vegas to their advantage.

	Author	Review
United States	Kyle Smith New York Post	"Frears has a lot of fun with the bad tempers and high spirits of this crew of adrenaline junkies, and though the story falls a little flat, the script is sprinkled with dry wit (...) Rating: ★½ (out of four)"	POS
United States	Betsy Sharkey Los Angeles Times	"Stephen Frears' cold streak continues with this would-be comedy about the gambling world that wastes a strong cast with badly drawn characters"	NEG
United States	Mick LaSalle SFGATE	"A small and not particularly ambitious movie, but it's pleasing and exceptionally well made"	POS
United States	A. O. Scott The New York Times	"The movie is a bust."	NEG
United States	Justin Chang Variety	"Rebecca Hall's enjoyably bubbly lead performance lends the picture an occasional frisson of amusement."	NEU

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