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.