Lay The Favorite Page #2

Synopsis: Beth, who lap dances to make ends meet, leaves Florida for Las Vegas hoping to be a cocktail waitress. She meets two women who introduce her to Dink, a gambler with a system. He hires her - she's good with numbers - and she promptly falls for him, even though he's married to a woman who seems to do nothing but spend his money. Beth tries to entice Dink whose wife, Tulip, tells him to choose; he does and promptly goes on a losing streak. The repercussions of his choice play out with a heavy gambler who has a parole officer, a cheesy bookmaker in Curaçao, Beth's desire to keep a friend out of prison, and help from an unlikely source.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director(s): Stephen Frears
Production: Weinstein Co.
 
IMDB:
4.8
Metacritic:
38
Rotten Tomatoes:
18%
R
Year:
2012
94 min
$20,998
Website
133 Views


- Call Jazz.

I wish you guys weren't late...

One-six-four

Ivy sixth race...

OK, here's what just happened in New York.

They're moving their line, so now we're

trying to move our lines accordingly

to adjust for a couple of outs that

haven't moved their lines yet.

- You understand?

- Uh-uh.

The rules at Dink Inc.

are responsibility

to come on time is job is number one.

Number two, keep your head around the numbers.

You've got to learn the numbers.

Very important to get the numbers down.

Rule number three, do not steal.

Most people fail at one of those.

- Is that a guinea pig?

- That is my hamster, Jyrki.

I named him Jyrki Lumme

after the defenseman from Vancouver Canucks.

- Oh.

- And that is my wife, Tulip.

She's on a cruise in the Bahamas right now.

Dinky, Dinky. This nag you

bet on is coming up fast!

- Go, go, go...

- - Wow, wow, wow...

Come on! Come on...

You won!

- You won!

- Genius.

Just like that. Wow.

I have to pay attention to this now.

Um, meet me at the sports book at the Rio.

Eight AM sharp, OK?

Do you need some money?

- No.

- Everybody needs money.

Take it. OK? Bye.

- Thank you.

- Yeah, take it easy.

You're lucky if Dinky hires you.

He's a good guy to work for.

He buys his crew breakfast and lunch.

And how does a girl like you

get along with Dinky's wife?

I haven't met her yet.

- Is that right?

- - Hey, Dinky!

There she is! I thought I

scared you off yesterday.

Hey, I know you.

It's the Flip-It girl.

Oh, no. You're not

still playing Flip-It?

- No.

- Just do me a favor, go into the counter...

Belmont, race two. 50 dollars

quinella on the five and seven.

- And keep this for yourself.

- Oh no, I'll do it for free.

- I need to learn.

- Take the money.

He's on a roll.

You're struggling.

Take the money. Come on,

I'll walk you up there.

So...

...when someone

gives you their money,

it's a... a sign of trust.

You understand that, don't you?

Yeah, I understand.

Belmont, race two.

Fifty dollar quinella

for the five and the seven.

What?

I'm good with numbers.

Hm.

All these sports,

hockey, racing, football, basketball, whatever.

Over there on the board are the lines

the casino is offering. The odds.

You can bet on anything.

Who wins, who wins by how much.

The team with the best finish.

Anything. Look, see?

Someone's laying a lot of money,

so the casino's changing the odds.

I make my money by working

out where they're wrong.

God, that was so exciting! And the

money, you won so much money!

I had a bad day yesterday.

The money's not that important.

Oh, well, that's what people

with money love to say.

You are good with numbers.

Yeah, I'm pretty good with letters, too.

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