One of my new favorites

Gambling city (Sergio Martino,1975)

5 reasons to see this film

1. Some of the most fun you'll ever have watching a film
2. Great direction by Sergio Martino
3. Amazing and dangerous Cinematography
4. Lovely acting by Luc Merenda
5. The greatest chase that i have ever seen


This is a night at the movies right here. This is the type of film that just leaves you thinking about why you love films so much. This is a genre film by what some people say to be the most over looked director of the 70's Sergio Martino. This film is basically the Italian answer to "the sting" but this is just so much more, not putting down the other film at all. This film is twice as fun and twice as stylish.

We get the basic poker player cool guy marvelously by Luc Merenda. The set up is simple, guy is a cheat and guy gets hired by the criminal underground to win them money. Well the thing that sets this film apart from those films is that everything goes haywire in a matter of seconds. Gambling City doesn't have a dull bone in it's body. Everything is stylish and happens for a reason.

The direction in this film is just great. Sergio Martino set out to make a fun action film but did more then that and he knows it. The film goes from having seriously one of the most over looked cool good guys that i've ever seen and just being fun to having one of the most depressing endings of all time. I don't want to spoil anything but i just love the way it ended. It end's in the way that all the other crime films of that era were afraid of ending. Sergio just thought this was the way it should end and it fits perfectly.

I honestly can not love this film enough. This is now in my top 20 favorite films that i've ever seen. It's just amazing fun with great filmmaking in it. This is a film that you can say " you had a night at the movies".

Grade A+