
Cuba, December 1958: The professional gambler Jack visits Havana to organize a big Poker game. On the ship he meets Roberta and falls in love with her. Shortly after they arrive in Cuba, Roberta and her Cuban husband, the revolutionary Arturo, are arrested and tortured. Arturo is reported "shot while trying to escape," but Jack manages to get Roberta free again. He can't, however, keep her from continuing to support the revolution. Jack has to make a choice between the beauti... (Full plot summary below)
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Cuba, December 1958: The professional gambler Jack visits Havana to organize a big Poker game. On the ship he meets Roberta and falls in love with her. Shortly after they arrive in Cuba, Roberta and her Cuban husband, the revolutionary Arturo, are arrested and tortured. Arturo is reported "shot while trying to escape," but Jack manages to get Roberta free again. He can't, however, keep her from continuing to support the revolution. Jack has to make a choice between the beautiful woman who keeps putting herself in harm's way and the biggest poker game of his life; between the man he could be and the man he is.
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| rec.arts.movies.reviewsMark R. LeeperYu might as well look at the background; you are not missing much in the foreground. |
| Video-Reviewmaster.comSteve CrumMediocre Redford drama set in Cuba of semi-old, directed OK by Pollack. |
| Empire MagazineAngie ErrigoThe central pair's shattering, once-in-a-lifetime passion cries out for more urgency and emotional power. |
| VarietyVariety StaffDirector Sydney Pollack and star Robert Redford have lost their normally dependable quality touch as they slog through a notably uncompelling $45 million-plus tale of a gringo caught up in the Cuban revolution. |
| Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumElaborate visual mounting and iconographic placement of the romantic leads are the movie's preoccupation, with the overthrow of Batista merely providing local color. |
| Kalamazoo GazetteJames SanfordIt drips with class and craftsmanship, but the magic is not there |
| Film4Film4 StaffHandsomely produced, with a typically mesmerizing performance by Redford, alas this fails to exploit its intriguing political background and ends up being more of a routine and ineffective romance. |
| User ReviewMatej D"I know a butterfly can flutter its wings over a flower in China and cause a hurricane in the Caribbean. I believe it. They can even calculate the odds. It just isn't likely... and it takes so long." This scene with Redford and Olin is unforgettable and truly amazing. |
| User ReviewAtul SA Robert Redford Classic! And a classic anyways. The fastest pace of a slow movie, ever! |
| User ReviewBrett WContains the best discourse about political action and "Witness" theory from any film I know. I flip-flopped numerous times. Lovely, regardless of how you side. |