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Synopsis: When forced to play a dangerous game with a serial killer, a policewoman witnesses a victim's demise via webcam. She teams up with a British cop in hopes of stopping the killer.
Starring: Stefania Rocca, Liam Cunningham
Supporting actors: Silvio Muccino, Adalberto Maria Merli, Claudio Santamaria, Fiore Argento, Cosimo Fusco, Mia Benedetta, Giovanni Visentin, Claudio Mazzenga, Conchita Puglisi, Micaela Pignatelli, Luis Molteni, Carlo Giuseppe Gabardini, Alessandro Mistichelli, Francesco Guzzo, Pier Maria Cecchini, Jennifer Poli, Elisabetta Rocchetti, Irene Quagliarella, Vera Gemma, Ulisse Minervini
Directed by: Dario Argento
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller, Crime
Runtime: 1 hour 44 minutes
Studio: Adriana Chiesa Enterprises
ASIN: B000XD5NVK (Rental) and B002UKT7C0 (Purchase)
Amazon.com Sales Rank: #26,615 in Amazon Video On Demand (See Bestsellers in Amazon Video On Demand)
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars The Card Player, April 12, 2006
This review is from: The Card Player (DVD)
I love horror movies...just can't get enough of them, so when The Card Player became available on dvd, and being a Dario Argento film I had to add it to my collection.

It was not as much of a horror, but a thriller. There was much more implied horror/gore, than visual effects.

The movie is about a serial killer who taunts the police by an on-line poker game, known only as "the card player"...you lose the game the victim dies, pure and simple.

There are some twists to the plot and a couple of gore effects but these are few and far between.

If you are looking for the blood and gore of horror you will fall short in this movie. If you are looking for a thriller in the Hitchcock flare then I would highly recommend viewing this one.

For the die hard Argento fans you really should add this one to your collection if not rent or borrow from someone.

"Argento outdoes himself! A very tense thriller...highly recommended!"-DVD TImes
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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars sorry but no dice, January 29, 2007
This review is from: The Card Player (DVD)
I'm very surprised to see some of the positive reviews this has gotten and I feel it's a duty to offer an honestly negative counterpoint for anyone considering spending money on this who might have high expectations based on Dario Argento's reputation (though I expect some uncritical fans will consider this sort of thing sacrilege and hit the not helpful button immediately). Argento's best work from the 70s in both the giallo and the supernatural horror genres is truly some of my favorite filmmaking of all time, which makes the undeniable decline in quality of his work since Opera all the more painful. I actually, despite their failings, do like certain things about Stendahl Syndrome and Sleepless (and the subsequent Do You Like Hitchcock?); the Card Player, however, just falls short in too many different ways to ignore and make any excuses for.

There are very few striking visual flourishes here, almost none of the amazing camerawork and staging that mark Argento's classics; the look of the film is strangely generic and undistinctive, without the strong personality and drive Argento used to convey through his material. The violence here lacks the truly inspired perverse qualities that characterize many of the classic murders and extreme outbursts driving earlier films. The acting by the female lead is compromised by her obviously limited abilities with English, which extends to other members of the cast; the dialogue is not particularly well written but far worse when rendered badly by non-native speakers (though the guy who I think is actually English doesn't actually fare much better). There are numerous scenes throughout that are even poorly staged and ineptly exected and only two that strike me as genuinely suspenseful in any way; where other Argento films have a hypnotic dreamlike rhythm, this film just feels clumsy and meandering. The ending is weak and the cumulative impact of the film on the viewer is about none at all. As a police procedural by anybody, this does not compare favorably with other much better films in a fairly crowded field; if anything, it feels like a made for TV production or an extended R-rated episode of a routine cop show.

Like many people, I keep hoping for a return to form from Dario (Terza Madre anyone?). With almost every project, rumors fly that this one is the one. Well, the Card Player definitely was not it. If you are a fan of Argento's past work, better to skip this completely.
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Come on!, August 27, 2005
This review is from: The Card Player (DVD)
How can anyone say that their an Argento fan and no like this movie. I was actually surprised at how good this is. Dario strays from the norm with this one but unlike others have said it is still recognizable as an Argento film especially in the scene when the killer shows up at the main character's house...in the dark. That whole scene was very Argento. Also the music is an electronic score because of the internet theme and Dario wanted to have a connection between those. It's actually pretty good but not his best. Don't listen to these other reviews, just get it, you shouldn't be dissapointed. That one guy doesn't know what he's talking about with the whole not revealing the killer thing, he must have watched a different movie than I did!!

All in all a good movie from Argento but not his best. I think some people will like the change in style on this movie because it shows that Argento can do a movie way from his usual style and pull it off.

***** to off set the 2 star reviews

Next for Dario: 3rd chapter in the three mother's trilogy!
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2.0 out of 5 stars A huge step backward for Argento
THE CARD PLAYER
[Il Cartaio]

(Italy - 2003)

Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Theatrical soundtrack: Dolby Digital

Detectives in Rome search... Read more
Published 12 days ago by Libretio

1.0 out of 5 stars No Goods here
Okay, I like Argento and really wanted to like this film, however, it is very lame. The only good qualities it shares are the piano score and the scene towards the end where the... Read more
Published 20 days ago by J. Stotts

2.0 out of 5 stars Dario definitely dealt his fans one really bad hand with this garbage!
I just saw this movie the other night together with my girlfriend and needless to say we both agreed that it was just lame! Read more
Published 12 months ago by Allen Bowers

4.0 out of 5 stars Dario Argento Dealt Us A Fairly Decent Hand With "The Card Player"
With "The Card Player," the Italian giallo enters the computer age. The Master of Horror, Dario Argento, said poker is an excellent metaphor for life; before directing this... Read more
Published 17 months ago by J. B. Hoyos

4.0 out of 5 stars One of the better of Argento's more recent efforts
A psychopath is kidnapping young women, tying them up and forcing the police to participate in games of video poker, with the stakes being the lives of the women... Read more
Published 19 months ago by Genevieve Hayes

1.0 out of 5 stars THE CARD PLAYER DVD REVIEW 1.5 / 5
Barely gave it two stars but this film is dull. Although it took a different approach, this film had nothing there for me.Wow, a killer taking hostages for a poker game. Read more
Published on June 7, 2006 by John

2.0 out of 5 stars Dissapointing.
The card player is one of Dario Argento's most recent film and it doesn't seem like the usual Dario film, its not a giallo film but more like a competent Euro-thriller it even has... Read more
Published on April 26, 2006 by Puzzle box

4.0 out of 5 stars I must be in the minority
I guess I'm one of the odd few who found this movie enjoyable. Yes, it's definitely a thriller not a horror movie as so many others have pointed out, but don't let that... Read more
Published on April 23, 2006 by Dragashani

1.0 out of 5 stars Extremely disappointing
I love old school horror movies, so I'm obviously a big fan of Dario Argento. They simply don't make horror movies the way they used to, and Argento has been faithful to this... Read more
Published on February 17, 2006 by M. Fulkerson

3.0 out of 5 stars Don't Raise with this Hand
This movie is a cut above the average thriller (pun intended). But it is not memorable and doesn't give anyone a real reason to watch it over and above filling a few idle hours... Read more
Published on January 28, 2006 by R. Schultz

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