Lay the Favorite 2012

     Beth has been living in Florida but she’s having financial problems.  She heads out for Las Vegas hoping to be a cocktail waitress at one of the casinos.  She meets two women who introduce her to Dink, he’s a gambler with a system.  Beth is good at numbers and she’s honest.  Dink thinks she brings him luck until he starts to lose.  Beth meets Jeremy and goes to New York to change her luck. 

     I don’t like the stereotypical role assignments give to the women in the cast.  Beth is the classic dumb bimbo, Tulip is the trophy money-spending wife, Holly is the dumb blond who steals money.   The bookies don’t seem to mind when debts and losses aren’t paid back?  2* (I didn’t like this movie)

94 min, Comedy directed by Stephen Frears with Rebecca Hall, Bruce Willis, Vince Vaughn, Joel Murray, Corbin Bernsen, Rio Hackford, Jo Newman, Laura Prepon, Catherine Zeta Jones, Frank Grillo.

Note:  Imdb 4.8 out of 10, 19% critic 19% audience on Rotten Tomatoes, Film Crave 2.23/4.