movie poster for THE WINNER

Flicks ID

8437

Cert

15

Running time

85 mins

Country

Language

Format

VHS

THE WINNER (1997)

ALEX COXALAN SMITHEE

Plot

From the director of "Repo Man" and "Sid and Nancy", a quirkily dark thriller set in a sleazy Las Vegas. When the naive Philip strikes gold in the casinos, he suddenly becomes the most popular guy in town. Everyone wants a piece of him, or rather his money, including seductive singer Louise and her low-life lover Jack. But petty hood Joe and his cronies also want a piece of the action, and then there's Philip's own brother, Wolf, who has his own reasons for being in town. All a bit predictable, but visually vibrant.