Great art often comes from a place of deep turmoil, and film audiences should be glad Paul Schrader channeled his into his latest film, The Card Counter.
The story follows William Tell (Oscar Isaac), a former military interrogator and ex-con who plods across the country from casino to casino playing cards as a vehicle to pass through life. Tell’s strict routine is broken when a young, tormented man named Cirk (Tye Sheridan) approaches him with a plan to exact revenge on a shared enemy from the past. Instead of helping Cirk give into his desire for retribution, Tell brings him along the casino trail, sacrifices his anonymity and leverages his considerable card skills in an attempt to reform Cirk (and perhaps himself).
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